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destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries" shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning" cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels" burn at the stake; "Witches were burned in Salem" spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn" feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning" feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies" damage inflicted by burning cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil" undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well" burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress" pain that feels hot as if it were on fire an injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation a burned place or area use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise" create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD" get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart" cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun |
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