From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
burn
n 1: pain that feels hot as if it were on fire [syn: burn,
burning]
2: a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of
the sun [syn: tan, suntan, sunburn, burn]
3: an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or
radiation
4: a place or area that has been burned (especially on a
person's body) [syn: burn, burn mark]
5: damage inflicted by fire
v 1: destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
[syn: burn, fire, burn down]
2: shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in
the dark"; "The candles were burning" [syn: burn, glow]
3: undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well" [syn: burn,
combust]
4: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned
his face" [syn: bite, sting, burn]
5: cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We
combust coal and other fossil fuels" [syn: burn, combust]
6: feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was
burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new
skies"
7: cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns
only Diesel oil" [syn: burn, incinerate]
8: burn at the stake; "Witches were burned in Salem"
9: spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn"
10: feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning"
11: burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric
current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the
wart" [syn: cauterize, cauterise, burn]
12: get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun [syn: sunburn,
burn]
13: create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD" [syn:
cut, burn]
14: use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous
exercise" [syn: burn off, burn, burn up]
15: burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole
in my dress"