burn: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with B · ends with N
Meaning of burn
noun
- countable, uncountable
A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
Example: She had second-degree burns from falling in the bonfire.
- countable, uncountable
A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals. A mark left behind by a burn; a scorch or scar caused by a burn.
Example: Cut the cigarette burn out from the fabric.
- countable, uncountable
A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals. An abrasion resembling a burn.
Example: carpet burn, rope burn, rug burn, turf burn
- uncountable
A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals. A disease in vegetables, which causes discoloration that looks like a burn.
Listed forms: burns, born, burne.
Source: Wiktionary — burn.
verb
- intransitive
To be consumed by fire or in flames.
Example: He watched the house burn.
- intransitive
To be consumed by fire or in flames. To contain a fire or coals.
Example: The wood stove was burning, giving off plenty of heat.
- intransitive
To be consumed by fire or in flames. To become overheated to the point of being unusable; to become scorched.
Example: The grill was too hot and the steak burned.
- intransitive
To be consumed by fire or in flames. To be executed by an electric chair.
Example: In this state, he could burn for his crimes.
Listed forms: burns, burning, burned, burnt, brent.
Source: Wiktionary — burn.
noun
- Northern-England, Scotland
A large stream.
Listed forms: burns, born, burne.
Source: Wiktionary — burn.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for burn.
noun
pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
noun
a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
- burn mark
verb
destroy by fire
- fire
- burn down
verb
shine intensely, as if with heat
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is burn in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of burn
B(3) + U(1) + R(1) + N(1) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of burn
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from burn
8 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in burn. Showing up to 24, longest first.