burn
Noun
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same as: burning
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is a type of: hyperpigmentation - unusual darkening of the skin
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is a type of: harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.subtypes:
- electric burn - a burn caused by heat produced by an electric current
- scorch, singe - a surface burn
- scald - a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
- first-degree burn - burn causing redness of the skin surface
- second-degree burn - burn causing blisters on the skin and superficial destruction of the dermis
- third-degree burn - burn characterized by destruction of both epidermis and dermis
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is a type of: blemish, defect, mar - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)subtypes: cigarette burn - a burn mark left by a smoldering cigarettesame as: burn mark
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subtypes: scald - the act of burning with steam or hot water
Verb
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subtypes:verb group:
- burn, combust - undergo combustion
- burn, incinerate - cause to undergo combustion
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subtypes: gutter - burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flickersame as: glow
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is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or actionsubtypes:
- burn down, burn up, go up - burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire
- smolder, smoulder - burn slowly and without a flame
- scorch, sear, singe - become superficially burned
- deflagrate - burn with great heat and intense light
- flame - be in flames or aflame
- blaze up, burn up, flame up, flare - burn brightly
- blaze - burn brightly and intensely
same as: combust -
verb group: burn - feel hot or painful
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subtypes:
- ignite, light - cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
- set ablaze, set afire, set aflame, set on fire - set fire to; cause to start burning
- char, coal - burn to charcoal
- deflagrate - cause to burn rapidly and with great intensity
same as: combustverb group: catch fire, combust, conflagrate, erupt, ignite, take fire - start to burn or burst into flames -
is a type of: experience, feel - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
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is a type of: change integrity - change in physical make-upsame as: incinerateverb group:
- incinerate - become reduced to ashes
- burn, burn down, fire - destroy by fire
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is a type of: execute, put to death - kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
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is a type of:
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same as: sunburn
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same as: cutverb group: cut - record a performance on (a medium)
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is a type of: damage - inflict damage upon
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- Events ("What?")
- Nouns denoting acts or actions
- Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
- Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
- Physical Conditions
- Verbs of buying, selling, owning
- Verbs of eating and drinking
- Verbs of feeling
- Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
- Verbs of political and social activities and events
- Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering
- Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
- Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
- Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
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