Burns

Word BURNS
Character 5
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /bɜːnz/

Definitions and meanings of "Burns"

What do we mean by burns?

A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.

A sensation resembling such an injury.

The act of burning something with fire.

An intense non-physical sting, as left by shame or an effective insult.

An effective insult, often in the expression sick burn (excellent or badass insult).

Physical sensation in the muscles following strenuous exercise, caused by build-up of lactic acid.

Tobacco.

The writing of data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.

The operation or result of burning or baking, as in brickmaking.

A disease in vegetables; brand.

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The word "burns" in example sentences

_inflection_; as when we say, Fire burns; the change of the second word from _burn_ to _burns_ showing that we mean to affirm the predicate burn of the subject fire. ❋ John Stuart Mill (1839)

ROBERTSON: In Gaza doctors show patients with what they describe as burns from phosphorous shells fired by Israeli forces. ❋ Unknown (2009)

ROBERTSON (voice-over): In Gaza, doctors show patients with what they describe as burns from phosphorous shells fired by Israeli forces. ❋ Unknown (2009)

One got shot in the back of the leg, another burns from the RPG, and 3 that got injured from their 50 cal machine gun. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Still two of his bullets connect, one to my arm, and one to my left side – the pain burns like fire and I get a flashback to my nightmare as I feel the hot flow of my own blood down the inside of my jacket. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The millions in damages awarded were punitive, due to McDonald's knowledge of the fifty or more other people who suffered third degree burns from the coffee, many of which were worse, and also because the this was still done because it was cheaper to pay off people who were burned and sued than lower the temperature of coffee. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In my brain burns the flame of a great discovery and a great achievement. ❋ Unknown (2010)

What if the building that burns is the one with all the electric meters attached to it? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Covered in burns from his plane crash and capture! ❋ Unknown (2010)

Severe exposures may even result in burns to the airways. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Still two if his bullets connect, one to my arm, and one to my left side – the pain burns like fire and I feel the hot flow of my own blood down my arm, as I dodge the rest of the onslught. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Kafeel Ahmed, who drove a flaming jeep into a building at Glasgow airport last year and died of his burns, is believed to have been radicalised while studying at Anglia Ruskin university, Cambridge. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Somali pirates suffered skin burns, lost hair and fell gravely ill “within days” of boarding the MV Iran Deyanat. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The amount of fuel your car burns is related to the power required to move it. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Abilities: Enhanced strength and agility, ability to breathe fire, skin burns others when touched, Healing Factor. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The base of incense, the part that actually burns, is charcoal, which has then been scented with essential or fragrance oils. ❋ Unknown (2006)

That this pile of self-congratulatory crap goes on every year while Rome burns is offensive. ❋ Unknown (2006)

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