to burn charcoal

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• Burn — (b[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burned} (b[^u]rnd) or {Burnt} (b[^u]rnt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Burning}.] [OE. bernen, brennen, v. t., early confused with beornen, birnen, v. i., AS. b[ae]rnan, bernan, v. t., birnan, v. i.; akin to OS. brinnan,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• burn — I. /bɜn / (say bern) verb (burnt or burned, burning) –verb (i) 1. to be on fire: the fuel burns. 2. (of a furnace, etc.) to contain fire. 3. to feel heat or a physiologically identical sensation: his face was burning in the wind. 4. Sport (of a… …  

• charcoal — n. to burn charcoal * * * [ tʃɑːkəʊl] to bum charcoal …   Combinatory dictionary

• Charcoal — Char coal , n. [See {Char}, v. t., to burn or to reduce to coal, and {Coal}.] 1. Impure carbon prepared from vegetable or animal substances; esp., coal made by charring wood in a kiln, retort, etc., from which air is excluded. It is used for fuel …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Charcoal blacks — Charcoal Char coal , n. [See {Char}, v. t., to burn or to reduce to coal, and {Coal}.] 1. Impure carbon prepared from vegetable or animal substances; esp., coal made by charring wood in a kiln, retort, etc., from which air is excluded. It is used …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Charcoal drawing — Charcoal Char coal , n. [See {Char}, v. t., to burn or to reduce to coal, and {Coal}.] 1. Impure carbon prepared from vegetable or animal substances; esp., coal made by charring wood in a kiln, retort, etc., from which air is excluded. It is used …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Charcoal point — Charcoal Char coal , n. [See {Char}, v. t., to burn or to reduce to coal, and {Coal}.] 1. Impure carbon prepared from vegetable or animal substances; esp., coal made by charring wood in a kiln, retort, etc., from which air is excluded. It is used …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• burn — burn1 [bʉrn] vt. burned or burnt, burning [ME brennen, bernen, burnen < ON & OE: ON brenna, to burn, light; OE bærnan, to kindle (akin to Goth brannjan, to cause to burn) & beornan, to be on fire, metathetic < Gmc * brinnan < IE * bhre n …   English World dictionary

• burn — vb Burn, scorch, char, sear, singe mean to injure by exposure to fire or intense heat. Burn is the most comprehensive of these terms, for it is applicable regardless of the extent of injury or of whether fire or heat is the destructive agency… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• burn|er — «BUR nuhr», noun. 1. the part of a lamp, stove, or furnace where the flame is produced. 2. a thing or part that burns or works by heat: »Some stoves are oil burners; others are gas burners. 3. a person whose work is burning something: »a charcoal …   Useful english dictionary

• Charcoal — For other uses, see Charcoal (disambiguation). Dry charcoal …   Wikipedia