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burnnoun Britisha natural body of running water smaller than a riverthe walkers forded the shallow burn and then came upon a field of gorse beck(British), bourn(or bourne), brook, brooklet, creek, gill(British), rill, rivulet, run(chiefly Midland), runlet, runnel, streamlet arroyo, billabong(Australian), fresh, freshet, runoffbayou, coulee, slough(also slew or slue), stream, washcanal, channel, cut, cutoff, gut, kill, millrace, millstream, race, watercourse, waterwayaffluent, branch, confluent, distributary, influent, tributary burnverbto be on fire especially brightlyall evening long we just sat there, contentedly watching the Yule log burn blaze, combust, flame, glow catch, enkindledeflagrate, fire, ignite, kindleflare (up), light (up)flicker, gutter, waverbake, broil, char, cook, melt, roast, scorch, sweltersmolder(or smoulder), spark, sputterbeam, brighten, radiatebeat (down), flash, glare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, shine, sparkle, twinkle go up in flames to set (something) on fireit is not a good idea to try to burn old papers in the sink enkindle, fire, ignite, inflame(also enflame), kindle, light, torch immolatedeflagratechar, frizzle, scorchbake, broil, cookash, cremate, incinerate, kilnset offbrighten, illuminate, illumine, irradiate, lighten, radiatescald, scathe, searreignite, rekindle, relightbank, stoke douse(also dowse), extinguish, put out, quench, snuff (out) choke, smother, suffocatestamp (out)blacken, darken, dim, dull, obscure to be excited or emotionally stirred up with angerhe came home burning with anger because of a reprimand at work boil, foam, fume, rage, rankle, seethe, sizzle, steam, storm fulminate, rant, ravesmolder(or smoulder)bristle, flare (up), inflame(also enflame)chafe, fret, stewagitate, convulse, roil, shake see red to shine with a bright harsh lightthe bright streetlight outside our motel room burned all night long beat, blaze, flame, flare, glare beam, glow, radiateflash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, sparkle, twinklebedazzle, blind, daze, dazzle to cause to believe what is untruehe's been burned before, so he's careful to double-check such claims now bamboozle, beguile, bluff, buffalo, catch, con, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fake out, fool, gaff, gammon, gull, have, have on(chiefly British), hoax, hoodwink, hornswoggle, humbug, juggle, misguide, misinform, mislead, snooker, snow, spoof, string along, suck in, sucker, take in, trick kid, put on, teasebleed, cheat, chisel, defraud, diddle, euchre, fleece, flimflam, gyp, hustle, mulct, rook, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, sting, swindle do a number on, lead one down the garden path(also lead one up the garden path), pull one's leg, pull the wool over one's eyes undeceive debunk, expose, reveal, show up, uncloak, uncover, unmaskdisclose, divulge, tell, unveildisabuse, disenchant, disillusion to make complete use ofheedlessly burning the country's resources without any concern for future generations absorb, consume, deplete, devour, drain, draw down, exhaust, expend, play out, spend, use up abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, reduceeat, usebankrupt, clean (out), impoverishcripple, debilitate, disable, enfeeble, sap, undermine, weakendry up, emptyblow, dissipate, fritter (away), guzzle, lavish, misspend, run through, squander, throw away, waste run out of renew, replace augment, enlarge, increasebolster, enforce, fortify, reinforce(also reenforce), strengthenrebuild, repair, restore, reviveconserve, preserve, save before the 12th century |