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burn

burn

26 1.2
A painful hot feeling on the skin after heat or chemical contact
  • noun
  • /bɜrn/
: ardor
  • I just feel skin burn here now I don't feel anything.
  • feel the burn

And to say that it increases the burn or the pump is certainly true.

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Examples

  • The surface area is often moist, and the burn is very painful.

    Academic text (2012)
  • It's just a burn, skin deep.

  • Part of it was due to the burn, the other to the condition of my shoes.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Did you get that, like nose burn situation?

  • Oh, it's the deep burn!

  • Against all odds, they survived the night with nothing more than minor burns and singed clothing.

  • Best thing for burns.

  • This is good to use on scars, burns, rashes, acne, psoriasis.

  • The nurse treated his burn with a soothing ointment to relieve the pain.

  • After accidentally touching the hot stove, she felt a sharp burn on her hand.

Synonyms

sunburn
vsburn
28 1.0

A condition where skin becomes red and sore from too much sun

is the general painful heat feeling not only caused by sunlight
burning
vsburn
23 3.9

A hot, painful feeling on the skin like fire

is the same sensation but used to describe an ongoing action or state
9 5.2

A small mark a cigarette makes on skin or clothes

is the painful hot feeling rather than focusing on a lasting mark
rope burn
vsburn
5 3.9

An area of skin rubbed and hurt by a rough cord

is a hot painful feeling rather than a mechanical skin scrape
electric burn
vsburn
2 5.6

An injury caused when electricity passes through the body and damages skin or tissue

is a broad hot painful feeling rather than one caused by electricity
scald
vsburn
1 4.0

A burn caused by hot liquid or steam

is the general hot painful feeling not tied to a specific source
windburn
vsburn
1 5.7

Skin that becomes red and sore after strong wind

is a hot painful feeling rather than wind caused irritation without heat
singe
vsburn
1 5.3

A small burn on the surface of something caused by brief heat

is a deeper or more painful hot sensation than a surface scorch

Antonyms

288 1.0

A feeling of physical ease and being free from pain

5 1.0

A light, pleasant cold in the air or shade

Idioms

to burn in hell
  • Offensive
44 9.6

Say that you want someone to suffer forever after they die

To tie a person to a stake and burn them as punishment or to strongly criticize them in public

to feel the burn
  • Informal
8 8.0

To have a strong burning feeling in the muscles during hard exercise

7 5.1

Work or study late at night to finish something

To work late at night and early in the morning so you become very tired

Money makes someone want to spend it quickly

to burn in effigy
  • Offensive
3 8.9

Burn a dummy or picture of someone in public to show strong anger

3 7.7

To end a relationship or opportunity so you cannot use it again

dad burn
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A mild phrase people say to show annoyance without using strong swear words

1 8.1

Lose money or get hurt because of a mistake you make

8.7

Make a party very lively and exciting

Compounds

third-degree burn
  • Specialized
17 4.8

A very serious injury that destroys all skin layers can cause numbness and needs medical treatment

14 2.4

A dark spot on skin or cloth made when something hot touches it

second-degree burn
  • Specialized
14 3.4

A skin injury that causes painful blisters and redness

A small mark a cigarette makes on skin or clothes

burn center
  • Specialized
5 3.9

A hospital unit that treats people with serious burns

5 3.9

An area of skin rubbed and hurt by a rough cord

burn rate
  • Specialized
2 6.5

The speed a company spends money each month

first-degree burn
  • Specialized
2 3.4

A mild injury to the top layer of the skin that causes redness and pain without blisters

burn bag
  • Formal
2 7.9

A strong locked bag for holding secret papers to be burned

An injury caused when electricity passes through the body and damages skin or tissue

1 5.2

A skin scrape you get when you fall or slide on a road

A change that happens slowly over a long time

A film or book that builds tension slowly and ends with a big moment

A plant with thick spiny leaves that has a cooling gel for sunburn called Aloe vera

burn rate
  • Jargon
7.4

The speed tokens are permanently removed from circulation

How Painful

searing
26 4.1
burn
26 1.2
stinging
4 3.0
tingling
14 3.4

Surface Forms

burn singular
burns plural

Etymology

Burn comes from an old English word bærnan meaning 'to be on fire'. A helpful image is the hot, sharp feeling on your skin that is like touching fire, which is why we call that pain a 'burn'.