The Wordsmith Dictionary

Burn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burned (Burnt (p. pr. & vb. n. Burning. ]Etym: [OE. bernen, brennen, v.t., early confused with beornen, birnen, v.i., AS. bærnan, bernan, v.t., birnan, v.i.; akin to OS. brinnan, OFries. barna, berna, OHG. brinnan, brennan, G. brennen, OD. bernen, D. branden, Dan. brænde, Sw. bränna, brinna, Icel. brenna,Goth. brinnan, brannjan (in comp. ), and possibly to E. fervent. ]

1. To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn up wood. "We'll burn his body in the holy place. " Shak.

2. To injure by fire or heat; to change destructively some property or properties of, by undue exposure to fire or heat; to scorch; to scald; to blister; to singe; to char; to sear; as, to burn steel in forging; to burn one's face in the sun; the sun burns the grass.

3. To perfect or improve by fire or heat; to submit to the action of fire or heat for some economic purpose; to destroy or change some property or properties of, by exposure to fire or heat in due degree for obtaining a desired residuum, product, or effect; to bake; as, to burn clay in making bricks or pottery; to burn wood so as to produce charcoal; to burn limestone for the lime.

4. To make or produce, as an effect or result, by the application of fire or heat; as, to burn a hole; to burn charcoal; to burn letters into a block.

5. To consume, injure, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does; as, to burn the mouth with pepper. This tyrant fever burns me up. Shak. This dry sorrow burns up all my tears. Dryden. When the cold north wind bloweth,... it devoureth the mountains, and burneth the wilderness, and consumeth the Ecclus. xliii. 2 , 21.

6. (Surg.)

Defn: To apply a cautery to; to cauterize.

7. (Chem. )

Defn: To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize; as, a man burns a certain amount of carbon at each respiration; to burn iron in oxygen. To burn, To burn together, as two surfaces of metal (Engin. ), to fuse and unite them by pouring over them a quantity of the same metal in a liquid state. -- To burn a bowl (Game of Bowls ), to displace it accidentally, the bowl so displaced being said to be burned. -- To burn daylight, to light candles before it is dark; to waste time; to perform superfluous actions. Shak. -- To burn one's fingers, to get one's self into unexpected trouble, as by interfering the concerns of others, speculation, etc. -- To burn out, to destroy or obliterate by burning. "Must you with hot irons burn out mine eyes " Shak. -- To be burned out, to suffer loss by fire, as the burning of one's house, store, or shop, with the contents. -- To burn up, To burn down, to burn entirely.

BURN

BURN Burn, v. i.

1. To be of fire; to flame. "The mount burned with fire. " Deut. ix. 15.

2. To suffer from, or be scorched by, an excess of heat. Your meat doth burn, quoth I. Shak.

3. To have a condition, quality, appearance, sensation, or emotion, as if on fire or excessively heated; to act or rage with destructive violence; to be in a state of lively emotion or strong desire; as, the face burns; to burn with fever. Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way Luke xxiv. 32. The barge she sat in, like a burnished throne, Burned on the water. Shak. Burning with high hope. Byron. The groan still deepens, and the combat burns. Pope. The parching air Burns frore, and cold performs the effect of fire. Milton.

4. (Chem. )

Defn: To combine energetically, with evolution of heat; as, copper burns in chlorine.

5. In certain games, to approach near to a concealed object which is sought. [Colloq. ] To burn out, to burn till the fuel is exhausted. -- To burn up, To burn down, to be entirely consumed.

BURN

BURN Burn, n.

1. A hurt, injury, or effect caused by fire or excessive or intense heat.

2. The operation or result of burning or baking, as in brickmaking; as, they have a good burn.

3. A disease in vegetables. See Brand, n., 6.

BURN

Burn, n. Etym: [See 1st Bourn. ]

Defn: A small stream. [Scot. ]

BURNABLE

BURNABLE Burn "a *ble, a.

Defn: Combustible. Cotgrave.

BURNED

BURNED Burned, p. p. & a.

Defn: See Burnt.

BURNED

BURNED Burned, p. p.

Defn: Burnished. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

BURNER

BURNER Burn "er, n.

1. One who, or that which, burns or sets fire to anything.

2. The part of a lamp, gas fixture, etc. , where the flame is produced. Bunsen's burner (Chem. ), a kind of burner, invented by Professor Bunsen of Heidelberg, consisting of a straight tube, four or five inches in length, having small holes for the entrance of air at the bottom. Illuminating gas being also admitted at the bottom, a mixture of gas and air is formed which burns at the top with a feebly luminous but intensely hot flame. -- Argand burner, Rose burner, etc. See under Argand, Rose, etc.

BURNET

Bur "net, n. Etym: [OE. burnet burnet; also, brownish (the plant perh.being named from its color ), fr. F. brunet, dim. of brun brown; cf. OF. brunete a sort of flower. See Brunette. ] (Bot. )

Defn: A genus of perennial herbs (Poterium ); especially, P.Sanguisorba, the common, or garden, burnet. Burnet moth (Zoöl.), in England, a handsome moth (Zygæna filipendula ), with crimson spots on the wings. -- Burnet saxifrage. (Bot. ) See Saxifrage. -- Canadian burnet, a marsh plant (Poterium Canadensis ). -- Great burnet, Wild burnet, Poterium (or Sanguisorba ) oficinalis.

BURNETTIZE

Bur "nett *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burnettized (; p. pr. & vb. n.Burnettizing.] (Manuf.)

Defn: To subject (wood, fabrics, etc. ) to a process of saturation in a solution of chloride of zinc, to prevent decay; -- a process invented by Sir William Burnett.

BURNIE

Burn "ie, n. Etym: [See 4th Burn. ]

Defn: A small brook. [Scot. ] Burns.

BURNIEBEE

BURNIEBEE Bur "nie *bee `, n.

Defn: The ladybird. [Prov. Eng. ]

BURNING

BURNING Burn "ing, a.

1. That burns; being on fire; excessively hot; fiery.

2. Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful; as, burning zeal. Like a young hound upon a burning scent. Dryden. Burning bush (Bot. ), an ornamental shrub (Euonymus atropurpureus ),bearing a crimson berry.

BURNING

BURNING Burn "ing, n.

Defn: The act of consuming by fire or heat, or of subjecting to the effect of fire or heat; the state of being on fire or excessively heated. Burning fluid, any volatile illuminating oil, as the lighter petroleums (naphtha, benzine ), or oil of turpentine (camphine ), but esp. a mixture of the latter with alcohol. -- Burning glass, a conxex lens of considerable size, used for producing an intense heat by converging the sun's rays to a focus. -- Burning house (Metal. ), the furnace in which tin ores are calcined, to sublime the sulphur and arsenic from the pyrites. Weale. -- Burning mirror, a concave mirror, or a combination of plane mirrors, used for the same purpose as a burning glass.

Syn. -- Combustion; fire; conflagration; flame; blaze.

BURNISH

Bur "nish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burnished; p. pr. & vb. n. Burnishing. ]Etym: [OE. burnischen, burnissen, burnen, OF. burnir, brunir, to make brown, polish, F. brunir, fr. F. brun brown, fr. OHG. br; cf. MHG. briunen to make brown, polish. See Brown, a.]

Defn: To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth; as, to burnish brass or paper. The frame of burnished steel, that east a glare From far, and seemed to thaw the freezing air. Dryden. Now the village windows blaze, Burnished by the setting sun. Cunningham. Burnishing machine, a machine for smoothing and polishing by compression, as in making paper collars.

BURNISH

BURNISH Bur "nish, v. i.

Defn: To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large. A slender poet must have time to grow, And spread and burnish as his brothers do. Dryden. My thoughts began to burnish, sprout, and swell. Herbert.

BURNISH

BURNISH Bur "nish, n.

Defn: The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster. Crashaw.

BURNISHER

BURNISHER Bur "nish *er, n.

1. One who burnishes.

2. A tool with a hard, smooth, rounded end or surface, as of steel, ivory, or agate, used in smoothing or polishing by rubbing. It has a variety of forms adapted to special uses.

BURNOOSE; BURNOUS

Bur "noose, Bur "nous, n. Etym: [Ar. burnus a kind of high-crowned cap: cf. F. bournous, burnous, Sp. al-bornoz, a sort of upper garment, with a hood attached. ]

1. A cloaklike garment and hood woven in one piece, worn by Arabs.

2. A combination cloak and hood worn by women. [Variously written bournous, bernouse, bornous, etc. ]

BURNSTICKLE

BURNSTICKLE Burn "stic `kle, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus ).

BURNT

BURNT Burnt, p. p. & a.

Defn: Consumed with, or as with, fire; scorched or dried, as with fire or heat; baked or hardened in the fire or the sun. Burnt ear, a black, powdery fungus which destroys grain. See Smut. -- Burnt offering, something offered and burnt on an altar, as an atonement for sin; a sacrifice. The offerings of the Jews were a clean animal, as an ox, a calf, a goat, or a sheep; or some vegetable substance, as bread, or ears of wheat or barley. Called also burnt sacrifice. [2 Sam. xxiv. 22.]

New American Oxford Dictionary

burn

burn 1 |bərn bərn | ▶verb ( past and past participle burned or chiefly Brit. burnt |bərnt | ) 1 [ no obj. ] (of a fire ) flame or glow while consuming a material such as coal or wood: a fire burned and crackled cheerfully in the grate. • (of a candle or other source of light ) be alight: a light was burning in the hall. • be or cause to be destroyed by fire: he watched his restaurant burn to the ground . • [ with obj. ] damage or injure by heat or fire: I burned myself on the stove. 2 [ no obj. ] (of a person, the skin, or a part of the body ) become red and painful through exposure to the sun: my skin tans easily but sometimes burns. • feel or cause to feel sore, hot, or inflamed, typically as a result of illness or injury. • (be burning with ) be possessed by (a desire or an emotion ): Martha was burning with curiosity. 3 [ with obj. ] use (a type of fuel ) as a source of heat or energy: a diesel engine converted to burn natural gas. • (of a person ) convert (calories ) to energy: the speed at which your body burns calories. 4 [ with obj. ] produce (a compact disc or DVD ) by copying from an original or master copy. 5 [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] informal drive very fast: he burned past us like a maniac. ▶noun 1 an injury caused by exposure to heat or flame: he was treated in the hospital for burns to his hands. • a mark left on something as a result of being burned: the carpet was covered with cigarette burns. • [ with modifier ] a feeling of heat and discomfort on the skin caused by friction, typically by a rope or razor: a smooth shave without razor burn. 2 consumption of a type of fuel as an energy source: natural gas produces the cleanest burn of the lot. • a firing of a rocket engine in flight. 3 an act of clearing vegetation by burning, intentionally or by accident. • an area of land cleared in this way. 4 a hot, painful sensation in the muscles experienced as a result of sustained vigorous exercise: work up a burn. 5 short for burn rate. PHRASES be burned at the stake historical be executed by being burned alive in public, typically for heresy or witchcraft. burn one's bridges do something that makes it impossible to return to an earlier state. burn the candle at both ends go to bed late and get up early, esp. to get work done. burn the midnight oil read, study, or work late into the night. burn (or lay ) rubber informal drive very fast. go for the burn informal push one's body to the extremes when doing physical exercise. money burns a hole in someone's pocket someone has a strong urge to spend money as soon as they receive it. slow burn informal a state of slowly mounting anger or annoyance: the medical community's shrugging acceptance is fueling a slow burn among women. PHRASAL VERBS burn something down (or burn down ) (of a building or structure ) destroy or be destroyed completely by fire. burn something in /into brand or imprint by burning: designs are burned into the skin | figurative : a childhood incident that was burned into her memory. • Photography expose one area of a print more than the rest: the sky and bottom of the picture needed substantial burning in. burn something off remove (a substance ) using a flame: using a blowtorch to burn off the paint. burn out be completely consumed and thus no longer aflame: the candle in the saucer had burned out | figurative : his political ambitions had burned themselves out . • cease to function as a result of excessive heat or friction: the clutch had burned out. burn ( oneself ) out ruin one's health or become completely exhausted through overwork. burn someone out make someone homeless by destroying their home by fire: they were burned out of their homes. burn something out completely destroy a building or vehicle by fire, so that only a shell remains. burn up 1 (of a fire ) produce brighter and stronger flames. 2 (of an object entering the earth's atmosphere ) be destroyed by heat. burn someone up informal make someone angry: his thoughtless remarks really burn me up. burn something up • use up the calories or energy provided by food, rather than converting these to fat: in the typical Western diet, all the energy in protein is burned up daily. ORIGIN Old English birnan ‘be on fire ’ and bærnan ‘consume by fire, ’ both from the same Germanic base; related to German brennen .

burn

burn 2 |bərn bərn | ▶noun chiefly Scottish & N. English a small stream; a brook. ORIGIN Old English burna, burn (e ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bron and German Brunnen ‘well. ’

burned

burned |bərnd bərnd |(also burnt ) past and past participle of burn 1. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] having been burned: burned wood | burned shoulders and peeling noses. • (of a taste ) like that of food that has been charred in cooking. • (of sugar ) cooked or heated until caramelized. • (usu. burnt ) (of a warm color ) dark or deep: burnt orange.

burned-out

burned-out (also burnt-out ) ▶adjective (of a vehicle or building ) destroyed or badly damaged by fire; gutted. • (of an electrical device or component ) having failed through overheating. • (of a person ) in a state of physical or mental collapse caused by overwork or stress: she felt burned out, an empty shell | a burned-out undercover cop. • informal (of a teenager or other person ) having dropped out; drug-using.

Burne-Jones, Sir Edward

Burne-Jones, Sir Edward |ˌbərn ˈjōnz ˌbərn ˈʤoʊnz | (1833 –98 ), English painter and designer; full name Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones. Notable paintings: The Golden Stairs (1880 ) and The Mirror of Venus (1898 –99 ).

burner

burn er |ˈbərnər ˈbərnər | ▶noun a thing that burns something or is burned, in particular: • a part of a stove, lamp, etc. , that emits and shapes a flame. • an apparatus in which a fuel is used or an aromatic substance is heated. • [ with adj. ] an activity that uses something of a specified kind as energy: uphill walking is a great calorie burner. • short for CD burner. • informal a handgun. PHRASES on the back (or front ) burner informal having low (or high ) priority: he wants the matter to be put on the back burner .

burnet

bur net |bərˈnet, ˈbərnit bərˈnɛt | ▶noun 1 a herbaceous plant of the rose family, with globular pinkish flower heads and leaves composed of many small leaflets. [Genus Sanguisorba, family Rosaceae: several species, including the edible salad burnet (S. minor ), which is often cultivated, and the spiny shrublike thorny burnet (S. spinosum ), common in the eastern Mediterranean. ] 2 a day-flying moth that typically has greenish-black wings marked with crimson spots. [Zygaena and other genera, family Zygaenidae. ] ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a kind of dark brown woolen cloth ): from Old French brunete, burnete (denoting brown cloth or a plant with brown flowers ), diminutives of brun ‘brown. ’

burnet rose

bur ¦net rose ▶noun a small wild Eurasian rose with white flowers and leaves like those of salad burnet. ●Rosa pimpinellifolia, family Rosaceae.

burnet saxifrage

bur ¦net saxi |frage ▶noun a slender white-flowered European plant of the parsley family. ●Pimpinella saxifraga, family Umbelliferae.

Burnett, Carol

Bur nett, Carol |bərˈnet bərˈnɛt | (1936 –), US comedienne and actress. She is best known for the television program The Carol Burnett Show (1967 –78 ).

Burnett, Frances Hodgson

Bur nett, Frances Hodgson |bərˈnɛt bərˈnet | (1849 –1924 ), US novelist; born in Britain; full name Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett. She is noted for her children's novels, which include Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886 ), A Little Princess (1905 ), and The Secret Garden (1911 ).

Burney, Fanny

Bur ¦ney |ˈbəːni | (1752 –1840 ), English novelist; born Frances Burney. Notable works: Evelina (1778 ), Cecilia (1782 ), and Letters and Diaries (1846 ).

burn-in

burn-in ▶noun damage to a computer or television screen, caused by being left on too long. • a reliability test in which a device is switched on for a long time.

burning

burn ing |ˈbərniNG ˈbərnɪŋ | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] on fire: a burning building. • very hot or bright: burning desert sands. • very keenly or deeply felt; intense: he had a burning ambition to climb to the upper reaches of management. • of urgent interest and importance; exciting or calling for debate: democracy remains a burning issue | the burning question of independence. DERIVATIVES burn ing ly adverb

burning bush

burn ing bush ▶noun 1 any of a number of shrubs noted for their bright red autumn foliage, in particular: [● the kochia. ● the smoke tree. ] 2 any of a number of shrubs or trees with bright red leaves or fruits. [Several plants, in particular the purple-flowered North American Euonymus atropurpurea (family Celastraceae ), a relative of the spindle tree. ] 3 another term for gas plant. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: with biblical allusion to Exod. 3:2.

burning glass

burn ing glass ▶noun a lens for concentrating the sun's rays on an object so as to set fire to it.

burnish

bur nish |ˈbərniSH ˈbərnɪʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. burnished ) polish (something, esp. metal ) by rubbing: highly burnished armor. • enhance or perfect (something such as a reputation or a skill ). ▶noun [ in sing. ] the shine on a highly polished surface. DERIVATIVES bur nish er noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French burniss-, lengthened stem of burnir, variant of brunir ‘make brown, ’ from brun ‘brown. ’

burnished brass

bur |nished brass ▶noun a European moth that has green to gold wing patches with a metallic lustre. ●Genus Diachrisia, family Noctuidae: several species.

burnoose

bur noose |bərˈno͞os bərˈnus |(also burnous ) ▶noun a long, loose hooded cloak worn by Arabs. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: French, from Arabic burnus, from Greek birros ‘cloak. ’

burnout

burn out |ˈbərnˌout ˈbɜːrnaʊt | ▶noun 1 the reduction of a fuel or substance to nothing through use or combustion: good carbon burnout | [ as modifier ] : a burnout furnace. 2 physical or mental collapse caused by overwork or stress: high levels of professionalism that may result in burnout | you'll suffer a burnout. • informal a dropout or drug abuser. 3 failure of an electrical device or component through overheating: an antistall mechanism prevents motor burnout.

burn rate

burn rate ▶noun the rate at which an enterprise spends money, esp. venture capital, in excess of income: the corporation lays off workers to cut burn rate.

Burns, George

Burns, George |bərnz bərnz | (1896 –1996 ), US comedian and movie actor; born Nathan Birnbaum. In 1922, he paired up with comedienne Gracie Allen (1902 –64 ), whom he married in 1926. They had shows in vaudeville, on radio, and later on television. Notable movies: The Sunshine Boys (1975 ) and Oh God! (1977 ).

Burns, Robert

Burns, Robert |bərnz bərnz | (1759 –96 ), Scottish poet, noted for poems such as “The Jolly Beggars ” (1786 ) and “Tam o' Shanter ” (1791 ), and for old Scottish songs that he collected, including “Auld Lang Syne. ”

burnside

burn side |ˈbərnˌsīd ˈbərnsaɪd | ▶noun (usu. burnsides ) a mustache in combination with whiskers on the cheeks but no beard on the chin. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: named after Burnside, Ambrose .

Burnside, Ambrose

Burn side, Ambrose |ˈbərnˌsīd ˈbərnsaɪd | (1824 –81 ), US army officer; full name Ambrose Everett Burnside. He was appointed General of the Army of the Potomac in 1862, but his incompetence at the Battle of Fredericksburg that same year led to his transfer to the Ohio valley.

Burnsville

Burns ville |ˈbərnzˌvil ˈbərnzvɪl | a city in southeastern Minnesota, south of Minneapolis; pop. 59,139 (est. 2008 ).

burnt

burnt |bərnt bərnt | ▶adjective variant spelling of burned.

burnt ocher

burnt o cher ▶noun a pigment made from ocher that has been darkened by heating, or resembling this in color. • the deep yellow-brown color of this pigment.

burnt offering

burnt of fer ing |bərnt ˈɔf (ə )rɪŋ | ▶noun 1 an offering burned on an altar as a religious sacrifice. 2 (usu. burnt offerings ) humorous overcooked or charred food.

burnt sienna

burnt si en na |bərnt siˈɛnə | ▶noun a deep reddish-brown pigment made from sienna that has been darkened by heating, or resembling this in color. • the color of this pigment.

burnt umber

burnt um ber |bərnt ˈəmbər | ▶noun see umber ( sense 1 ).

Oxford Dictionary

burn

burn 1 |bəːn | ▶verb ( past and past participle burned or chiefly Brit. burnt ) 1 [ no obj. ] (of a fire ) flame or glow while consuming a material such as coal or wood: a fire burned and crackled cheerfully in the grate. • (of a candle or other source of light ) be alight: a light was burning in the hall. • be in flames: by nightfall, the whole city was burning. • [ with obj. ] use (a type of fuel ) as a source of heat or energy: a diesel engine converted to burn natural gas. • [ with obj. ] (of the body of a person or animal ) convert (calories ) to energy: exercise does help to burn up calories. 2 be or cause to be destroyed by fire: [ no obj. ] : he watched his restaurant burn to the ground | [ with obj. ] : he burned all the letters. • be or cause to be damaged, injured, or spoiled by heat or fire: [ with obj. ] : I burned myself on the stove | [ no obj. ] : the toast's burning. • [ no obj. ] (of the skin ) become red and painful through exposure to the sun: my skin tans easily but sometimes burns. • [ no obj. ] feel hot or sore, typically as a result of illness or injury: her forehead was burning and her throat ached. 3 (be burning with ) be entirely possessed by (a desire or an emotion ): Martha was burning with curiosity. 4 [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] informal drive very fast: a despatch rider burning up the highways. 5 [ with obj. ] produce (a CD or DVD ) by copying from an original or master copy. ▶noun 1 an injury caused by exposure to heat or flame: he was treated in hospital for burns to his hands. • a mark left on something as a result of being burned: the carpet was covered in cigarette burns. • an injury caused by friction: they found rope burns around her waist. • a hot, painful sensation in the muscles experienced as a result of sustained vigorous exercise. 2 consumption of a type of fuel as an energy source: natural gas produces the cleanest burn of the lot. • a firing of a rocket engine in flight. 3 N. Amer. & Austral. /NZ an act of clearing of vegetation by burning. • an area of land cleared by burning vegetation. 4 Brit. informal a cigarette. PHRASES be burned at the stake historical be executed by being tied to a stake and publicly burned alive, typically for alleged heresy or witchcraft. burn one's bridges (or Brit. boats ) do something which makes it impossible to return to an earlier state. burn the candle at both ends go to bed late and get up early. burn a hole in someone's pocket (of money ) tempt someone to spend it quickly and extravagantly. burn the midnight oil read or work late into the night. burn (N. Amer. also lay ) rubber informal drive very quickly. go for the burn informal push one's body to extremes when doing physical exercise. a slow burn informal a state of slowly mounting anger or annoyance. PHRASAL VERBS burn something down (or burn down ) (with reference to a building or structure ) destroy or be destroyed completely by fire. burn something into brand or imprint (something ) with an image by burning: designs are burnt into the skin | figurative : a childhood incident that was burnt into her memory. burn something off remove a substance using heat: use a blowlamp to burn off the paint. burn out 1 cease to function as a result of excessive heat or friction: the clutch had burned out. 2 ruin one's health or become completely exhausted through overwork: social pressures that can cause career women to burn out | (as adj. burned out ) : a burned-out undercover cop. burn someone out make someone homeless by destroying their home by fire: he and his family had been burned out of their house. burn something out completely destroy a building or vehicle by fire, so that only a shell remains. burn up 1 (of a fire ) produce brighter and stronger flames. 2 (of an object entering the earth's atmosphere ) be destroyed by heat. burn someone up N. Amer. informal make someone very angry. ORIGIN Old English birnan ‘be on fire ’ and bærnan ‘consume by fire ’, both from the same Germanic base; related to German brennen .

burn

burn 2 |bəːn | ▶noun Scottish & N. English a small stream. ORIGIN Old English burna, burn (e ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bron and German Brunnen ‘well ’.

burned

burned-out

Burne-Jones, Sir Edward

Burne-Jones (1833 –98 ), English painter and designer; full name Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones. His work, which included tapestry and stained-glass window designs, reflected his interest in medieval and literary themes and is typical of the later Pre-Raphaelite style.

burner

burn ¦er |ˈbəːnə | ▶noun 1 a person or thing that burns: [ in combination ] : uphill walking is a great calorie-burner. • a part of a cooker, lamp, etc. that emits a flame. • an apparatus in which a substance is heated. • N. Amer. the heating element of an electric cooker. 2 a device for producing a CD or DVD by copying from an original or master copy. PHRASES on the back burner informal having low priority: he wants the matter to be put on the back burner .

burnet

burnet |ˈbəːnɪt | ▶noun 1 a herbaceous plant of the rose family, with globular pinkish flower heads and leaves composed of many small leaflets. ●Genus Sanguisorba, family Rosaceae: several species, including the edible salad burnet (S. minor ), and the spiny shrub-like thorny burnet (S. spinosum ) of the eastern Mediterranean. 2 a day-flying moth that typically has greenish-black wings with crimson markings. ●Zygaena and other genera, family Zygaenidae. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a kind of dark brown woollen cloth ): from Old French brunete, burnete (denoting brown cloth or a plant with brown flowers ), diminutives of brun ‘brown ’.

burnet rose

bur ¦net rose ▶noun a small wild Eurasian rose with white flowers and leaves like those of salad burnet. ●Rosa pimpinellifolia, family Rosaceae.

burnet saxifrage

bur ¦net saxi |frage ▶noun a slender white-flowered European plant of the parsley family. ●Pimpinella saxifraga, family Umbelliferae.

Burnett, Carol

Bur nett, Carol |bərˈnet bərˈnɛt | (1936 –), US comedienne and actress. She is best known for the television program The Carol Burnett Show (1967 –78 ).

Burnett, Frances Hodgson

Burnett, Frances Hodgson |bəːˈnɛt | (1849 –1924 ), British-born American novelist; full name Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett. She is remembered chiefly for her novels for children, including Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886 ), A Little Princess (1905 ), and The Secret Garden (1911 ).

Burney, Fanny

Bur ¦ney |ˈbəːni | (1752 –1840 ), English novelist; born Frances Burney. Notable works: Evelina (1778 ), Cecilia (1782 ), and Letters and Diaries (1846 ).

burn-in

burn-in ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] damage to a computer or television screen which occurs when a very bright image has been displayed for too long. 2 a continuous period of operation undergone by an electronic device in order to check for defects.

burning

burn |ing |ˈbəːnɪŋ | ▶adjective on fire: a burning building. • very hot or bright: the burning midday sun. • very keenly or deeply felt; intense: he had a burning ambition to climb to the upper reaches of management. • of urgent interest and importance; exciting or calling for debate: pension reform is still a burning issue | the burning question of independence. DERIVATIVES burningly adverb

burning bush

burn |ing bush ▶noun 1 any of a number of shrubs noted for their bright red autumn foliage, in particular the kochia or the smoke tree. 2 any of a number of shrubs or trees with bright red leaves or fruits. ●Several plants, in particular North American spindles of the genus Euonymus (family Celastraceae ), e.g. the wahoo (E. atropurpurea ). 3 another term for gas plant. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: with biblical allusion to Exod. 3:2.

burning ghat

burn |ing ghat ▶noun see ghat ( sense 1 ).

burning glass

burn |ing glass ▶noun a lens for concentrating the sun's rays on an object so as to set fire to it.

burnish

bur |nish |ˈbəːnɪʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. burnished ) polish (something, especially metal ) by rubbing: highly burnished armour. • enhance or improve: a man who took advantage of any opportunity to burnish his image. ▶noun [ in sing. ] the shine on a highly polished surface. DERIVATIVES burnisher noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French burniss-, lengthened stem of burnir, variant of brunir ‘make brown ’, from brun ‘brown ’.

burnished brass

bur |nished brass ▶noun a European moth that has green to gold wing patches with a metallic lustre. ●Genus Diachrisia, family Noctuidae: several species.

burnous

burnous |bəːˈnuːs |(US also burnoose ) ▶noun a long, loose hooded cloak worn by Arabs. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: French, from Arabic burnus, from Greek birros ‘cloak ’.

burnout

burn |out |ˈbɜːnaʊt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the reduction of a fuel or substance to nothing through use or combustion. 2 the failure of an electrical device or component through overheating. 3 physical or mental collapse caused by overwork or stress: high levels of professionalism which may result in burnout.

burn rate

burn rate ▶noun the rate at which a new company spends its initial capital.

Burns, George

Burns |bəːnz | (1896 –1996 ), American comedian; born Nathan Birnbaum. Known for his comedy partnership with his wife Gracie Allen (1902 –64 ), he won an Oscar for the film The Sunshine Boys (1975 ).

Burns, Robert

Burns |bəːnz | (1759 –96 ), Scottish poet, best known for poems such as ‘The Jolly Beggars ’ (1786 ) and ‘Tam o' Shanter ’ (1791 ), and for old Scottish songs which he collected, including ‘Auld Lang Syne ’. Burns Night celebrations are held in Scotland and elsewhere on his birthday, 25 January.

burnside

burn |side ▶noun (usu. burnsides ) a moustache in combination with whiskers on the cheeks but no beard on the chin. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: named after General Ambrose Burnside (1824 –81 ), American army officer.

Burnside, Ambrose

Burnsville

Burns ville |ˈbərnzˌvil ˈbərnzvɪl | a city in southeastern Minnesota, south of Minneapolis; pop. 59,139 (est. 2008 ).

burnt

burnt |bɜːnt | chiefly Brit. past and past participle of burn 1.

burnt ocher

burnt o cher ▶noun a pigment made from ocher that has been darkened by heating, or resembling this in color. • the deep yellow-brown color of this pigment.

burnt ochre

burnt ochre ▶noun [ mass noun ] a deep, opaque yellow-brown pigment made by calcining ochre. • a deep, opaque yellow-brown colour.

burnt offering

burnt of ¦fer |ing ▶noun 1 an offering burnt on an altar as a religious sacrifice. 2 humorous an overcooked or charred meal or item of food.

burnt sienna

burnt si ¦enna |bɜːntsiˈɛnə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a deep reddish-brown pigment made by calcining raw sienna. • a deep reddish-brown colour.

burnt umber

burnt umber |bɜːntˈʌmbə (r )| ▶noun [ mass noun ] a deep brown pigment made by calcining raw umber. • a deep brown colour.

American Oxford Thesaurus

burn

burn verb 1 the shed was burning: be on fire, be alight, be ablaze, blaze, go up, go up in smoke, be in flames, be aflame; smolder, glow. 2 he burned the letters: set fire to, set on fire, set alight, light, ignite, touch off; incinerate; informal torch. 3 I burned my dress with the iron: scorch, singe, sear, char, blacken, brand, sizzle; scald. 4 her face burned: be hot, be warm, be feverish, be on fire; blush, redden, go red, flush, color. 5 she is burning with curiosity: be consumed by /with, be eaten up by /with, be obsessed by /with, be tormented by /with, be beside oneself with. 6 the energy they burn up : consume, use up, expend, go /get through, eat up; dissipate. ANTONYMS conserve.

burning

burning adjective 1 burning coals: blazing, flaming, fiery, ignited, glowing, red-hot, smoldering, igneous; raging, roaring. 2 burning desert sands: extremely hot, red-hot, fiery, blistering, scorching, searing, sweltering, torrid; informal baking, boiling (hot ), broiling, roasting, sizzling. ANTONYMS freezing. 3 a burning desire: intense, passionate, deep-seated, profound, wholehearted, strong, ardent, fervent, urgent, fierce, eager, frantic, consuming, uncontrollable. 4 burning issues: important, crucial, significant, vital, essential, pivotal; urgent, pressing, compelling, critical.

burnish

burnish verb marks can be removed by burnishing the metal: polish, shine, buff, rub, gloss.

Oxford Thesaurus

burn

burn verb 1 the house was burning: be on fire, be alight, be ablaze, blaze, go up, go up in smoke, be in flames, be aflame; smoulder, glow, flare, flash, flicker; literary be afire; archaic be ardent. 2 he burned all the letters: set fire to, set on fire, set alight, set light to, light, set burning, ignite, touch off, put a match to, kindle, incinerate, reduce to ashes, destroy by fire; informal torch; archaic fire, inflame. 3 I forgot to turn off the iron and nearly burned his dress shirt: scorch, singe, sear, char, blacken, discolour, brand; scald; technical cauterize, calcine; rare torrefy. 4 her face burned with humiliation: be hot, be warm, feel hot, be feverish, be fevered, be on fire; blush, redden, be red, go red, go pink, turn red, turn crimson, turn scarlet, flush, colour, crimson. 5 her lip burned where her teeth had pierced it: smart, sting, tingle, prick, prickle, be irritated, be sore, hurt, be painful, throb, ache. 6 Martha was burning with curiosity: be consumed by /with, be eaten up by /with, be obsessed by /with, be tormented by /with, be bedevilled by. 7 he was burning with fury: seethe, boil, fume, smoulder, simmer, be boiling over, be beside oneself; informal be livid, be wild, jump up and down, froth /foam at the mouth. 8 Meredith burned to know what the secret was: yearn, long, have a longing, ache, be aching, itch, be itching, desire, be consumed with the desire, want, want badly, be unable to wait, be eager, be desperate, hanker, have a hankering, wish, crave, lust, pant, hunger, be hungry, be greedy, thirst, be thirsty; informal have a yen, yen, be dying; archaic be athirst, be desirous. 9 people differ considerably in the energy they burn up: use up, consume, expend, get through, go through, dissipate, eat up, exhaust. ANTONYMS conserve. PHRASES burn oneself out don't burn yourself out or you won't even feel up to making that once-weekly trip: work too hard, work like a Trojan /horse /slave, work /run oneself into the ground, wear oneself to a shadow, work one's fingers to the bone, drive oneself into the ground, sweat, sweat blood, work day and night, burn the candle at both ends, burn the midnight oil, overtax oneself, overtax one's strength, kill oneself, do too much, overdo it, strain oneself, overburden oneself, overload oneself, drive /push oneself too hard; informal knock oneself out, work one's tail off; vulgar slang work /sweat one's balls off. ANTONYMS be idle.

burning

burning adjective 1 a burning house: blazing, flaming, aflame, fiery, flaring, ignited, glowing, red-hot, flickering, smouldering; scorching, raging, roaring, live. ANTONYMS extinguished. 2 the burning desert sands: extremely hot, red-hot, unbearably hot, baking (hot ), blazing (hot ), flaming, fiery, blistering, scorching, searing, sweltering, torrid, tropical, like an oven, like a furnace, like a blowtorch; parching, withering; N. Amer. broiling; informal baking, boiling (hot ), roasting, sizzling. ANTONYMS freezing. 3 a burning desire to win: intense, passionate, deep-seated, profound, wholehearted, strong, powerful, forceful, vigorous, ardent, urgent, fervent, fierce, earnest, eager, keen, enthusiastic, zealous, fanatical, frantic, consuming, extreme, acute, raging, blazing, uncontrollable; rare fervid, perfervid, passional. 4 the burning issues of the day: important, crucial, significant, prevalent, pertinent, relevant, topical, current, contemporary, of interest, active, live, controversial, urgent, pressing, compelling, critical, vital, lively, essential, acute, pivotal, climacteric.

burnish

burnish verb marks can be removed by scraping and burnishing the metal: polish (up ), shine, brighten, rub up /down, buff (up ), smooth, glaze; archaic furbish. ANTONYMS dull.

Duden Dictionary

Burner

Bur ner Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈbəːnɐ |der Burner; Genitiv: des Burners, Plural: die Burner englisch burner, zu to burn = verbrennen 1 Jargon Brenner 3 2 der Burner /ein [absoluter, echter o. ä. ] Burner sein besonders Jugendsprache eine großartige, tolle Sache sein

Burn-out

Burn-out , Burn out Substantiv, Neutrum , das Burnout |ˈbəːn |a͜ut bəːnˈ |a͜ut ˈbəːn |a͜ut bəːnˈ |a͜ut |das Burn-out; Genitiv: des Burn-out [s ], Plural: die Burn-outs das Burnout; Genitiv: des Burnout [s ], Plural: die Burnouts englisch burn-out, zu: to burn out = ausbrennen 1 a Raumfahrt Zeitpunkt, in dem das Triebwerk einer Rakete abgeschaltet wird und der antriebslose Flug beginnt b Flugwesen Flame-out 2 Kernphysik Durchbrennen von Brennstoffelementen bei Überhitzung 3 Psychologie Syndrom des Ausgebranntseins, der völligen psychischen und körperlichen Erschöpfung

Burn-out

Burn-out-Syndrom

Burns

Burns Eigenname |bøːɐ̯ …|schottischer Dichter

Burnus

Bur nus Substantiv, maskulin , der |B u rnus |der Burnus; Genitiv: des Burnus und Burnusses, Burnusse französisch burnous < arabisch burnus < griechisch bírros = eine Art Überwurf < lateinisch birrus = kurzer Mantel mit Kapuze Kapuzenmantel der Beduinen

French Dictionary

burnous

burnous n. m. nom masculin Manteau à capuchon. Prononciation La prononciation du s est facultative

burnout

burnout FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour surmenage professionnel, épuisement professionnel.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

burn

burn /bəː r n /〖名詞の用法は16世紀から〗(形 )burning 動詞～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /, ～t /-t /; ～ing 自動詞 1 〈火ろうそくなどが〉燃える ; 〖通例be ～ing 〗〈物が〉燃えている, 火事である ; 〖～ C 〗燃えてC 〈状態〉になる (!Cは形容詞 ) ▸ The fire is burning brightly .火は明るく燃えている ▸ The candle burns blue .ろうそくは青く燃える 2 〈食べ物などが〉焦げる ; 〖～ C 〗焦げてC 〈状態〉になる (!Cは形容詞 ) ▸ I (can ) smell something burning in the kitchen .台所で何か焦げくさいにおいがする ▸ Don't you dare let it burn !焦がしたら承知しないぞ 3 〈人肌が〉日焼けする ▸ The delicate skin of infants burns easily in the sun .幼児の弱い皮膚は日にあたると日焼けしやすい 4 〈人が〉 «…がもとで » やけどをする «from » ; 〈物が〉 «…に » やけどをつくる «on » ▸ burn from the cold 低温やけどをする ▸ The milk was too hot, and it burned on the tip of my tongue .ミルクが熱すぎて舌の先をやけどした 5 〈燃料が〉燃える, 燃焼する ▸ This fuel burns more efficiently than others .この燃料はほかの燃料より効率よく燃える 6 ｟文｠〈光灯火が〉輝く, ともる , 〈目などが〉 (暗やみで )光る ▸ Lamps were burning in every room upstairs .階上の各部屋には灯火がついていた 7 a. 〈体 (の一部 )が〉【熱などで】痛い, ひりひりする ; ほてる «with » ▸ My forehead burns with fever .額が熱でほてる ▸ Max felt his face burning with the cold .マックスは寒さで顔が痛かった b. 〖通例be ～ing 〗〈顔ほおなどが〉【怒り恥ずかしさなどで】熱くなっている, 紅潮している «with » ▸ Her cheeks were burning with shame .彼女のほおは恥ずかしくて真っ赤だった 8 ｟文｠a. 〈目などが〉【怒り好奇心などで】燃える «with » , 〈感情 (の炎 )などが〉【人目などの中で】燃える «in , inside » (!しばしば進行形で ) ▸ There was anger burning in him .彼の中で怒りが沸々と燃えていた b. 〖be ～ing with A 〗〈人が〉A 〈怒り欲望など〉を強く感じている ;〖be ～ing to do 〗どうしても …したがっている ▸ Megan was burning with rage [love ].ミーガンは怒りに燃えていた [恋い焦がれていた ]▸ Chris is burning to leave town .クリスはどうしても町を出たがっている 9 ｟くだけて｠〈車が〉【道路などを】猛スピードで走る «along , through , up » ▸ The patrol car burned up the road in hot pursuit .パトカーは緊急追跡で道路を猛スピードで走った 10 焼死する ;｟米俗｠電気いすで処刑される .11 〈光景言葉が〉【頭記憶に】焼き付く «into » .12 〘化〙燃焼する .他動詞 1 〈人火などが〉…を燃やす , 焼く ; 〈行為機械などが〉〈燃料カロリーなど〉を燃やして力 [熱, 光 ]を作る, …を燃料とする; 〈火〉をともす ▸ burn old papers 古い書類を焼く ▸ The fire burned the entire second floor .火は2階を全焼させた ▸ Dancing burns calories faster than walking .踊ることは歩くことより早くカロリーを燃焼させる ▸ Human beings create a lot of CO 2 by burning fossil fuels .人間は化石燃料を燃やして多くの二酸化炭素をつくり出す語法料理として「焼く」場合は ╳burnとせずcook … in the oven [on the grill ], bake, roast, broil, barbequeなどを用いる (→bake 類義 ).2 «…に接触して /火電気化学薬品などによって » 〈体の一部〉をやけどする «on /from » ; 〘医〙〈患部〉を焼く ,焼灼（しようしやく）する ; 〖～ oneself 〗やけどをする (!熱湯蒸気などによる場合はscald ) ▸ Peter burned his hand [burned himself ] on the stove .ピーターはコンロで手を [コンロで ]やけどをした 3 〈食べ物物など〉を焦がす , 焦げつかせる ; 〖～ A in B /through B 〗焼いて [焦がして ]B 〈物〉にA 〈穴など〉をあける ; 〖～ A C 〗A 〈物〉を焼いて [焦がして ]C 〈状態〉にする (!Cは形容詞 , 前置詞句 ) ▸ I burned the toast this morning .今朝トーストを焦がした ▸ burn the steak to a crisp ステーキを黒焦げにする ▸ His clothes were torn and burned from the explosion .彼の服は爆発でびりびりに破れて焦げていた ▸ The body's face was burned black .死体の顔は黒こげだった ▸ His house was burned to the ground [to ashes ].彼の家は全焼した ▸ burn a hole in the rug じゅうたんに焼け穴を作る 4 〈人体の一部〉を日焼けさせる ; 〖～ A C 〗Aを日焼けさせてC 〈状態〉にする (!(1 )Cは形容詞 . (2 )やけどのような日焼けに用いる; 健康的な日焼けの意味ではget [become ] tannedが普通; →tan 1 ) ▸ Mark was badly burned by the sun .マークは太陽でひどく日焼けをしていた (≒ Mark was badly sunburned. )▸ one's face burned red by the sun 日焼けで真っ赤になった顔 5 〈人〉を焼き殺す, 火あぶりにする ;｟米俗｠〈人〉を電気いすで処刑する (!しばしば受け身で ) ▸ burn heretics 異端者を火刑にする ▸ be burned to death in a fire 火事で焼死する ▸ burn A alive A 〈人〉を生きたまま焼き [火あぶりにして ]殺す ▸ be burned at the stake 火あぶりの刑に処せられる 6 〈目のど切り傷など〉をひどく熱く感じさせる ; ひりひりさせる ▸ The whiskey burns my throat .そのウイスキーを飲むとのどがかっかする 7 【罪人の皮膚に】〈焼き印など〉を焼き付ける «in , into , on » ; 〖通例 be ～ed 〗〈光景などが〉【頭記憶に】強く印象に残る, 焼き付く «into » .8 ｟米くだけて｠〈事が〉〈人〉を怒らせる (↓成句 burn A up ).9 ｟主に米くだけて｠〖be /get ～ed 〗感情的に傷つく; (商取引などで危険を冒して )大損する .10 〘コンピュ〙〈CD-Rなど〉にデータを書き込む, …を焼く ; «CD-Rなどに » 〈データ〉を焼く (on ) «to, onto » 〘レーザーを照射して記録する〙.11 〘化〙(化学反応で )〈物〉を腐食させる ; …を酸化させる .b ù rn aw á y 〈物が〉燃え尽きる ; 燃え続ける .b ù rn A aw á y [aw á y A ]A 〈物〉を焼き払う, 焼いて取り除く .b ù rn d ó wn 1 〈建物が〉焼け落ちる , 〈森などが〉全焼する .2 〈火が〉下火になる, 小さくなる (↔burn up ).b ù rn A d ó wn [d ó wn A ](火事で )A 〈建物森など〉を全焼させる (!しばしば受け身で ) ; (意図的に )A 〈場所〉を焼き尽くす .b ú rn into A 1 〈酸が〉A 〈金属〉を腐食する .2 ↑自動詞 11 .b ù rn ó ff 〈霧が〉 (太陽が出て )晴れる .b ù rn A ó ff [ó ff A ]1 A 〈物〉を焼いて取り除く, 焼き払う , A 〈ペンキなど〉を焼いて落とす .2 ＝burn A up [up A ] (1 ).b ù rn one s è lf ó ut ＝burn out (1 ), (2 ), (3 ).b ù rn ó ut 1 〈人が〉 (長期の労働緊張などで )体力を消耗する, 疲れ果てる, 燃え尽きる (→burn (-)out ); 【事に】嫌気がさす, 辟易（へきえき）する «on » .2 〈火ろうそくなどが〉 (燃えるものがなくなって )燃え尽きる, 焼き尽くされる .3 〈怒り病気などが〉次第におさまる .4 〈機械部品などが〉 (熱消耗で )使えなくなる ; 〈エンジンが〉オーバーヒートする ; 〈飛行機ロケットなどが〉 (燃料を使い切って )動かなくなる (→burn (-)out ).5 〈ソフトウェアが〉 (使用期限が終了して )使えなくなる .b ù rn A ó ut [ó ut A ]1 〖be ～ed out 〗〈建物車などが〉全焼する, 丸焼けになる (!burn down, burn upなどと違って, 外枠だけ燃え残る場合に用いる; →burn (-)out ) .2 (熱消耗で )A 〈機械部品など〉を使えなくさせる ; A 〈エンジン〉をオーバーヒートさせる .3 (火をつけて )【建物から】A 〈人〉を出させる, Aを燻（いぶ）り出す «of » .b ù rn ú p 1 〈物が〉 (火熱で )燃え尽きる .2 ｟くだけて｠〖be ～ing up 〗〈人が〉 (高熱で )熱い, 発熱している .3 〈火が〉 (今までより )ぱっと燃え上がる (↔burn down ).b ù rn A ú p ｟米くだけて｠A 〈人〉を激怒させる ▸ That (really ) burns me (up )!本当に頭にくる (↑他動詞 8 )b ù rn A ú p [ú p A ]1 (運動で )A 〈エネルギー脂肪カロリーなど〉を燃焼する, 消費する .2 (火熱で )A 〈物〉を焼き尽くす .3 〈人物が〉A 〈燃料金など〉を大量に使う, 食う, A使いが荒い .4 ｟米くだけて｠A 〈場所距離〉をすばやく車で走る .名詞複～s /-z /1 a. C «火電気化学薬品などによる /…との接触による » やけど , 〘医〙熱傷 «from /on » ; «…にある » 焼け [焦げ ]跡 «in , on » ; 焼き印 ; 日焼け ▸ suffer [have ] third-degree burns over 80 percent of one's body 体の80 \%に3度の熱傷を負う [負っている ] (!overの代わりにonも可能 ) ▸ the slight burn from his lighter ライターによる軽いやけど ▸ severe [minor ] burns ひどい [軽度の ]やけど ▸ The toilet seat had cigarette burns on it .便座にはタバコの焦げ跡が付いていた b. U (擦ってできた傷などの )ひりひり感 ▸ suffer from razor burn ひげ剃り負けをする 2 ｟くだけて｠〖the ～〗(激しい運動をした時の )筋肉の痛み .3 C (れんがなどの )ひと焼き .4 C (ロケットエンジンの )噴射 .5 C ｟米俗｠怒り .6 C ｟米豪｠樹木を焼き払ってつくった土地 .7 C ｟俗｠自動車レース .8 ｟米俗｠〖～s 〗＝sideburns .～́ à rtist ｟米俗｠にせ麻薬をつかませる売人 .～́ b à g (焼却処分のための )機密文書入れ .～́ r à te (新会社の )支出割合 .

burned-out

b ù rned- ó ut 形容詞｟主に米｠＝burnt-out .

burner

b ú rn er 名詞 C 1 (コンロストーブなどの )バーナー, 火口部 .2 焼く人 .p ù t A on the b à ck [fr ò nt ] b ú rner ｟くだけて｠A 〈計画など〉を後回し [最優先 ]にする ; A 〈なべなど〉をコンロの後ろ [前 ]の火にかける .

burning

burn ing /bə́ː r nɪŋ /→burn 形容詞比較なし〖名詞の前で〗1 燃え [焼け ]ている, 炎上している ▸ I can smell burning rubber .ゴムの焼けるにおいがする 2 焼けるように暑い, 酷暑の (scorching ); ほてる〈体など〉; 〖副詞的に〗燃える [焼ける ]ように ▸ It was a burning hot day in August .8月の燃えるように暑い日だった 3 きわめて強い, 激烈な, 熱烈な〈願望感情など〉; 激しい〈渇きなど〉▸ have a burning desire to be a writer 作家になりたいという熱烈な希望を持っている 4 きわめて重要な, 物議をかもしている ; 緊急の〈問題論点など〉▸ a burning question [issue ]緊急の問題 (!questionでは「熱のこもった質問」(↑3 )の意にもなる ) 5 〖複合語で〗…を燃料として使う ▸ a wood- burning stove 薪（まき）用コンロ 6 ｟文｠熱心な, 情熱的な〈視線〉.～̀ b ú sh マユミマサキの類の低木〘北米産; 赤い実や紅葉が特徴〙.～̀ gl á ss 天日取り (レンズ ).～̀ ó il 燃料油 .

burnish

bur nish /bə́ː r nɪʃ /動詞他動詞 1 〈金属など〉を磨く, …の光沢を出す (→shine 類義 ).2 ｟報道｠〈イメージなど〉をよくする .自動詞 (磨いて )つやが出る .名詞 U 光沢, つや .

burnished

b ú r nished /-t /形容詞〖通例名詞の前で〗磨かれた, 光沢のある〈金属髪など〉.

burnoose

bur noose -nous -nouse /bə r núːs, -núːz |bəː -/名詞 C バーヌース〘アラブ人の着るフード付きのマント〙.

burn(-)out

b ú rn (-)ò ut 名詞 C 1 虚脱感, 燃え尽き症候群 ; (心身の )衰弱 .2 (建物などの )全焼 ; (ロケットなどの )燃え尽き, 燃料終了 .3 (モーターなどの )オーバーヒート .4 ｟俗｠(麻薬による )廃人 .

Burns

Burns /bəː r nz , ｟スコット方言｠bʌrnz /名詞バーンズ〘Robert ～, 1759 --96; スコットランドの詩人〙.

burnsides

b ú rn s ì des 名詞｟米｠〖複数扱い〗ほおひげ .

burnt

burnt /bəː r nt /動詞 burnの過去形過去分詞 .形容詞 1 焼けた ; 焦げた .2 やけどをした ▸ A burnt child dreads fire .｟ことわざ｠やけどした子は火を怖がる, 「羹（あつもの）に懲（こ）りて膾（なます）を吹く」3 〈穀物が〉黒穂病にかかった .～̀ ó ffering [s á crifice ]1 燔祭（はんさい）〘祭壇上で獣を焼いて捧（ささ）げるいけにえ〙.2 焦がした食べ物 .～̀ si é nna 代赭（たいしや）〘土を焼いて作った顔料〙; 赤茶色 .～̀ ú mber 焦げ茶色 (の顔料 ).

burnt-out

b ù rnt- ó ut /｟英｠でまた -́-̀ /形容詞 1 〈車建物などが〉丸焼けの ; 燃え尽きた〈残骸〉.2 «…に » 嫌気がさした, (心身が )疲れ果てた «on » ; 衰弱した .