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burnt

/bɝnt/verb, adjective1 syllable

Burnt means: cause to burn or combust.

Synonyms for burnt26

verb, as in cause to burn or combust

burn, combust, erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, conflagrate

verb, as in destroy by fire

burn, fire, burn down, combust, incinerate

verb, as in cause to undergo combustion

burn, incinerate, fire, burn down

verb, as in undergo combustion

burn, combust, fire, burn down

verb, as in cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

verb, as in feel hot or painful

verb, as in burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent

cauterize, cauterise, burn

verb, as in create by duplicating data

verb, as in use up (energy)

burn off, burn, burn up

verb, as in shine intensely, as if with heat

verb, as in get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun

sunburn, burn

verb, as in feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion

verb, as in execute by tying to a stake and setting alight

verb, as in spend (significant amounts of money)

verb, as in damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation

adjective, as in destroyed or badly damaged by fire

burned, burned-over, burned-out, burnt-out, destroyed

adjective, as in ruined by overcooking

adjective, as in treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point

What does burnt mean?18

verb

1

cause to burn or combust“The sun burned off the fog”

2

destroy by fire“They burned the house and his diaries”

3

cause to undergo combustion“burn garbage”

4

undergo combustion“Maple wood burns well”

5

cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort“The sun burned his face”

6

feel hot or painful“My eyes are burning”

7

burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent“The surgeon cauterized the wart”

8

create by duplicating data“cut a disk”

9

use up (energy)“burn off calories through vigorous exercise”

10

shine intensely, as if with heat“The coals were glowing in the dark”

11

get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun

12

feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion“She was burning with anger”

13

execute by tying to a stake and setting alight“Witches were burned in Salem”

14

spend (significant amounts of money)“He has money to burn”

15

damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation“The iron burnt a hole in my dress”

adjective

1

destroyed or badly damaged by fire“a row of burned houses”

2

ruined by overcooking“she served us underdone bacon and burnt biscuits”

3

treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point“burnt sienna”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with burnt?1

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Burnt in a sentence

  • Dan set fire to the garage and stood there, watching it as it burnt.Amastan
  • His car theft charges were dropped, after the police commissioner's house mysteriously burnt down.Eccles17
  • The steak was inadvertently burnt, but nonetheless it tasted spectacular.Eccles17
  • You have to wait until it gets cold, otherwise you will get burnt.Ergulis
  • Tatsuzaki burnt down our apartment, so my husband's hatred towards him increased immensely.tsp_2
  • Like coal, peat can also be burnt as fuel.frzzl
  • If the biscuits hadn't been so burnt, a few people might have eaten them.sundown
  • When the police arrived in the area, they found shells of burnt out cars.Amastan

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