burn

NOUNVERB /bɜrn/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH B

burn is a valid 4-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3U1R1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING

What does burn mean?

NOUN · 5 SENSES
1

Pain that feels hot as if it were on fire.

SYNONYMS
2

A place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body).

SYNONYMS
3

An injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation.

4

Damage inflicted by fire.

NARROWER
5

A browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun.

VERB · 15 SENSES
1

Burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent.

2

Create by duplicating data.

“burn a CD”

SYNONYMS
3

Destroy by fire.

“They burned the house and his diaries”

RELATED
4

Damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation.

“The iron burnt a hole in my dress”

BROADER
RELATED
5

Execute by tying to a stake and setting alight.

“Witches were burned in Salem”

6

Feel hot or painful.

“My eyes are burning”

7

Feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion.

“She was burning with anger”

“He was burning to try out his new skies”

8

Undergo combustion.

“Maple wood burns well”

SYNONYMS
RELATED
9

Spend (significant amounts of money).

“He has money to burn”

10

Use up (energy).

“burn off calories through vigorous exercise”

11

Get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun.

SYNONYMS
12

Cause to undergo combustion.

“burn garbage”

“The car burns only Diesel oil”

SYNONYMS
13

Shine intensely, as if with heat.

“The candles were burning”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
14

Cause to burn or combust.

“The sun burned off the fog”

SYNONYMS
RELATED
15

Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort.

“The sun burned his face”

SYNONYMS
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of burn

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