| verb | cause to burn or combust “The sun burned off the fog” |
| verb | start to burn or burst into flames “Marsh gases ignited suddenly” |
| verb | get very angry and fly into a rage “The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question” |
| verb | cause to become violent or angry “Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan” |
| verb | undergo combustion “Maple wood burns well” |
| burnable | adjective | capable of burning |
| combustible | adjective | capable of igniting and burning |
| combustive | adjective | supporting combustion |
| combustion | noun | the act of burning something |
| ignitible | adjective | capable of burning |
| ignitable | adjective | capable of burning |
| ignition | noun | the act of setting something on fire |
| blowup | noun | an unrestrained expression of emotion |
| burn | noun | damage inflicted by fire |