| noun | the act of burning something “the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance” |
| noun | pain that feels hot as if it were on fire |
| noun | a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light |
| noun | execution by electricity |
| noun | execution by fire |
| noun | a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin |
| verb | destroy by fire “They burned the house and his diaries” |
| verb | shine intensely, as if with heat “The coals were glowing in the dark” |
| verb | undergo combustion “Maple wood burns well” |
| verb | cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort “The sun burned his face” |
| verb | cause to burn or combust “The sun burned off the fog” |
| verb | feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion “She was burning with anger” |
| verb | cause to undergo combustion “burn garbage” |
| verb | burn at the stake “Witches were burned in Salem” |
| verb | spend (significant amounts of money) “He has money to burn” |
| verb | feel hot or painful “My eyes are burning” |
| verb | burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent “The surgeon cauterized the wart” |
| verb | get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun |
| verb | create by duplicating data “cut a disk” |
| verb | use up (energy) “burn off calories through vigorous exercise” |
| verb | burn with heat, fire, or radiation “The iron burnt a hole in my dress” |
| adjective | of immediate import “burning issues of the day” |
| combust | verb | cause to burn or combust |
| burn | verb | feel hot or painful |
| electrocute | verb | kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair |
| burnable | adjective | capable of burning |
| burn | noun | a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) |
| fire | noun | a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning |
| glow | noun | the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised |
| combustible | adjective | capable of igniting and burning |
| combustive | adjective | supporting combustion |
| combustion | noun | a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light |
| sting | noun | a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung |
| stinger | noun | a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland |
| burner | noun | an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse) |
| incineration | noun | the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes |
| incinerator | noun | a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse) |
| cauterization | noun | the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing |
| cauterant | noun | an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it |
| cautery | noun | an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it |
| cauterisation | noun | the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing |
| sunburn | noun | redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun |