Unscramble burned

Definition of burned

adjective:

• treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point; "burnt sienna". Synonyms: burnt.
• destroyed or badly damaged by fire; "a row of burned houses", "a charred bit of burnt wood", "a burned-over site in the forest", "barricaded the street with burnt-out cars". Synonyms: burned-out, burned-over, burnt, burnt-out.
• ruined by overcooking; "she served us underdone bacon and burnt biscuits". Synonyms: burnt.

verb:

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

Related words

backfire, blacken, blaze, char, coal, cremate, deflagrate, flame, flare, gutter, ignite, light, nettle, scald, scorch, sear, singe, smolder, smoulder, torch, urticate.

Words nearby

buried, burked, burled, burner, burred, turned.

Rhymes with

concerned, earned, learned, spurned, turned, unconcerned, unearned, unturned.