burned or burnt

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• burned-outprenominal burned outpredicate burnt-outprenominal burnt outpredicate — damaged damaged (d[a^]m [asl]jd), adj. 1. changed so as to reduce value, function, or other desirable trait; usually not used of persons. Opposite of {undamaged}. [Narrower terms: {battered, beat up, beaten up, bedraggled, broken down,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• get one's fingers burned (or burnt) (or burn one's fingers) — suffer unpleasant consequences as a result of one s actions. → finger …   English new terms dictionary

• burned-out — adjective 1. exhausted as a result of longtime stress she was burned out before she was 30 • Syn: ↑burnt out • Similar to: ↑tired 2. inoperative as a result of heat or friction a burned out picture tube • …   Useful english dictionary

• burned — adjective 1. treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point burnt sienna • Syn: ↑burnt • Similar to: ↑treated 2. destroyed or badly damaged by fire a row of burned houses a charred bit of bur …   Useful english dictionary

• burned-over — adjective 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 • Syn: ↑burned, ↑burnt, ↑burned out, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• burned, burnt — Each of these forms is correctly considered a principal part of the verb to burn: burn, burned or burnt (past tense), burned or burnt (past participle). Don t worry about which form to use; use the one you prefer. However, it would be well to… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• burnt — burnt, burned These two forms for the past tense and past participle of burn are largely interchangeable, but burned is more common as the active past (She burned her hand on the kettle / She has burned her hand); in the passive, burnt is more… …   Modern English usage

• burned — burnt, burned These two forms for the past tense and past participle of burn are largely interchangeable, but burned is more common as the active past (She burned her hand on the kettle / She has burned her hand); in the passive, burnt is more… …   Modern English usage

• burnt-out — burned out urned out burnt out urnt outadj. prenom. 1. drained of energy or effectiveness; driven to apathy by overwork or prolonged stress; of people. Syn: burned out(predicate), burnt out(predicate), fagged, exhausted, fatigued, played… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• burned-out — urned out burnt out urnt outadj. prenom. 1. drained of energy or effectiveness; driven to apathy by overwork or prolonged stress; of people. Syn: burned out(predicate), burnt out(predicate), fagged, exhausted, fatigued, played out(prenominal),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Burned-over district — was a name popularized by historian Whitney Cross in his 1950 book The Burned over District: the social and intellectual history of enthusiastic religion in western New York State, 1800 1850 . The term appears to have been coined however, by… …   Wikipedia