burn(ing)

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• burn´ing|ly — burn|ing «BUR nihng», adjective. 1. glowing; hot. SYNONYM(S): fiery, blazing, flaming, incandescent. 2. Figurative. vital or urgent: »a burning question. SYNONYM(S): heated, fervid. 3. Figurative …   Useful english dictionary

• burn|ing — «BUR nihng», adjective. 1. glowing; hot. SYNONYM(S): fiery, blazing, flaming, incandescent. 2. Figurative. vital or urgent: »a burning question. SYNONYM(S): heated, fervid. 3. Figurative …   Useful english dictionary

• burn|ing-bush — burning bush or burn|ing bush «BUR nihng BUSH», noun. 1. any one of various plants whose red flowers, berries, or leaves in autumn suggest the name, as the wahoo. 2. = fraxinella. (Cf. ↑fraxinella) 3. the bush out of which the angel appeared to… …   Useful english dictionary

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• af|ter|burn|ing — «AF tuhr BUR nihng, AHF », noun. 1. the irregular burning of fuel following the principal combustion in an engine, as in a rocket engine after fuel is cut off. 2. a second burning in a jet engine, by an injection of fuel in an afterburner …   Useful english dictionary

• heart|burn|ing — «HAHRT BUR nihng», noun. rankling discontent, especially from a hidden feeling of envy or jealousy …   Useful english dictionary

• burn — I [[t]bɜrn[/t]] v. burned burnt, burn•ing, 1) to consume fuel and give off heat, gases, and usu. light; be on fire 2) chem. a) to undergo combustion; oxidize b) to undergo fission or fusion 3) (of a fireplace, furnace, etc.) to contain a fire 4)… …   From formal English to slang

• burn — black·burn; black·burn·ian; burn; burn·able; burn·beat; burn·er; burn·ie; burn·ing·ly; burn·sides; moor·burn; muir·burn; swin·burn·ian; au·burn; sun·burn; …   English syllables

• Burn — Joshua Harold, 1892–1981. See B. and Rand theory. * * * burn bərn vb, burned bərnd, bərnt or burnt bərnt; burn·ing vi 1) to produce or undergo discomfort or pain <iodine burns so> <ears burning from the cold …   Medical dictionary

• burn — 1. To cause a lesion by heat or a similar lesion by some other agent. 2. A sensation of pain caused by excessive heat, or similar pain from any cause. 3. A lesion caused by heat o …   Medical dictionary

• burn — [[t]bɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]] ♦♦ burns, burning, burned, burnt (The past tense and past participle is burned in American English, and burned or burnt in British English.) 1) VERB If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame… …   English dictionary