Sunburn

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Inflammation or blistering of the skin caused by overexposure to direct sunlight.
  • v. To affect or be affected with sunburn.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays.
  • v. To receive a sunburn.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To burn or discolor by the sun; to tan.
  • n. The burning or discoloration produced on the skin by the heat of the sun; tan.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To discolor or scorch by the sun; tan: said especially of the skin or complexion.
  • To be discolored or tanned by the sun.
  • n. A burning or scorching by the sun; especially, the tan occasioned by the exposure of the skin to the action of the sun's rays.
  • n. In botany, same as heliosis.
  • n. The injury to the leaves or bark of plants produced by the hot sun causing excessive or too rapid evaporation of the water content of the cells, and thus killing the tissues, which become brown. The tips and margins of rapidly growing leaves and the cambium layer of the bark of young trees are most frequently affected. Also called sun-scald. Compare heliosis.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
  • n. redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun
  • n. a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
  • Verb Form
    sunburned    sunburning    sunburns   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Form
    sunburned    sunburnt    sunburning   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    tan   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bronzed    sallow    swarthy    weather-beaten    sun-browned    bony    unshaven    leathery    grizzle    tan