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burn

/bɜːn/
Meanings
  • Verb

    The act of causing damage to something or someone by applying heat.

    - "The sun burned my skin."
    - "The fire burned the house down."
    - "I burned the toast."
  • Noun

    A feeling of strong emotional intensity.

    - "Her anger burned deep inside."
    - "The passion in their relationship burned bright."
    - "His jealousy burned with a fierce intensity."
Pronunciation
  1. /bɝn/



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  2. /bɝn/



    Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=840578"
Rhymes
Words rhyming with burn
urn , turn , spurn , earn , learn
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Burn (Scottish) : A brook or stream

  2. Burn (Norwegian) : To boil

Variants
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Forms
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burns, burning, burned

Etymology
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Old English 'beran' meaning 'to carry away' or 'to bear' which evolved to mean 'to burn'.

Trivia
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  1. Burning is a reversible process, meaning that the damage caused by heat can often be reversed if the heat is removed quickly.

  2. The hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 134 degrees Fahrenheit (56.7 degrees Celsius) in Death Valley, California, in 1913. This temperature is not hot enough to cause a third-degree burn in humans.

  3. The human body has temperature receptors that can detect temperatures as low as 67 degrees Fahrenheit (19.4 degrees Celsius) and as high as 113 degrees Fahrenheit (45 degrees Celsius).

Related Concepts
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  1. Fire: Burn is closely related to fire, which is the primary agent causing burns. Fire and burn are often used interchangeably.

  2. Heat: Burn is a result of heat, which causes damage to organic material.

Culture
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Burn is a common theme in literature, particularly in allegorical works where it represents transformation, destruction, or purification. Burn is also used metaphorically to describe intense emotions or passions.

How to Memorize "burn"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a flame consuming a material, such as paper or wood.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word burn with the sensation of heat and damage.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Burning Buns' to remember the definitions: Burning is the act of causing damage with heat, like a bun that gets burnt.

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