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burning
has definitions from the fields of electricity,criminal law,chemistry,medicine
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[ adjective ] producing or having a painfully hot sensation
Examples "begged for water to soothe his burning throat" Used in print (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)Kate had walked past the school on her morning chores and had seen the whole incident , had seen Joel 's burning humiliation before Miss_Snow 's cold , bespectacled wrath . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] intensely hot
Examples "a burning fever" "the burning sand" Used in print (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)Now , driving the horse and sulky borrowed from Mynheer_Schuyler , he felt as if every bone was topped by burning oil and that every muscle was ready to dissolve into jelly and leave his big body helpless and unable to move . (Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)And , slowly , feeling himself icy yet burning , Hal turned . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of burning something
Synonyms Examples "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance" Used in print (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)On the street outside , Hieronymus envisions a holocaust of the vanities of this world , such a burning of artistic and erotic productions as his namesake actually brought to pass in Florence , and prophetically he issues his curse : `` Gladius_Dei super terram cito et velociter '' . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] characterized by intense emotion
Examples "ardent love" "an ardent lover" "a burning enthusiasm" "a fervent desire to change society" "a fervent admirer" "fiery oratory" "an impassioned appeal" "a torrid love affair" Used in print (Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)I looked unceasingly With my cold mind and with my burning heart '' . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] lighted up by or as by fire or flame
Examples "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning" "even the car's tires were aflame" "candles alight on the tables" "blazing logs in the fireplace" "a burning cigarette" "a flaming crackling fire" "houses on fire" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (chemistry) a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
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[ adjective ] consuming fuel; used in combination
Examples "coal-burning (or wood-burning) stoves" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (electricity,criminal law) execution by electricity
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