Burning

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Marked by flames or intense heat: a burning sun.
  • adj. Characterized by intense emotion; passionate: a burning desire for justice.
  • adj. Of immediate import; urgent: "the issues that seem so burning in Washington” ( John F. Kennedy).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Present participle of burn.
  • adj. So hot as to seem to burn (something).
  • adj. Feeling very hot.
  • adj. Feeling great passion.
  • n. A fire.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. That burns; being on fire; excessively hot; fiery.
  • adj. Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful.
  • n. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act or process of consuming by fire.
  • n. In metal-working, the act or process of uniting metallic surfaces by fusing them together, or by running molten metal of the same kind between them.
  • n. In ceramics, the final firing, as for glazing, fixing the colors, or the like: used somewhat loosely.
  • Scorching; hot: as, the burning sands of the Sahara.
  • Powerful; strong; vehement; ardent.
  • Causing excitement, ardor, or enthusiasm; enchaining or demanding attention.
  • Synonyms Blazing, flaming, scorching, fiery, hot.
  • n. Oxidation of iron by keeping it too long at a welding heat.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. of immediate import
  • n. a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
  • n. execution by electricity
  • n. a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
  • n. the act of burning something
  • n. execution by fire
  • n. pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
  • Equivalent
    important    of import   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    ardent   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    fiery    consuming    intense    inflaming    exciting    vehement    powerful    conflagration    blaze    combustion   
    Verb Stem
    burn   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    adjourning    churning    concerning    discerning    earning    learning    returning    spurning    turning    yearning