Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)burn, burningpain that feels hot as if it were on fire (n)burnan injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation (n)burn, burn marka place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) (n)burndamage inflicted by fire Verbs
(v)burn, glowshine intensely, as if with heat“The coals were glowing in the dark”,
“The candles were burning” (v)burn, combustundergo combustion“Maple wood burns well” (v)bite, sting, burncause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort“The sun burned his face” (v)burn, combustcause to burn or combust“The sun burned off the fog”,
“We combust coal and other fossil fuels” (v)burnfeel strong emotion, especially anger or passion“She was burning with anger”,
“He was burning to try out his new skis” (v)burn, incineratecause to undergo combustion“burn garbage”,
“The car burns only Diesel oil” (v)burnexecute by tying to a stake and setting alight“Witches were burned in Salem” (v)burnspend (significant amounts of money)“He has money to burn” (v)burnfeel hot or painful“My eyes are burning” (v)cauterize, cauterise, burnburn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent“The surgeon cauterized the wart” (v)sunburn, burnget a sunburn by overexposure to the sun (v)cut, burncreate by duplicating data“cut a disk”,
“burn a CD” (v)burndamage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation“The iron burnt a hole in my dress”