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burn
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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"
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baseborn
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adj 1: of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this
sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble
(or lowly) birth" [syn: base, baseborn, humble,
lowly]
2: illegitimate [syn: base, baseborn]
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bourn
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n 1: an archaic term for a boundary [syn: bourn, bourne]
2: an archaic term for a goal or destination [syn: bourn,
bourne]
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firstborn
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adj 1: first in order of birth; "the firstborn child" [syn:
firstborn, eldest]
n 1: the offspring who came first in the order of birth [syn:
firstborn, eldest]
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heartburn
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n 1: a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by
gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach
irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a
diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder [syn: heartburn,
pyrosis]
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highborn
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adj 1: belonging to the peerage; "the princess and her coroneted
companions"; "the titled classes" [syn: coroneted,
highborn, titled]
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inborn
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adj 1: present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired
during fetal development [syn: congenital, inborn,
innate]
2: normally existing at birth; "mankind's connatural sense of
the good" [syn: connatural, inborn, inbred]
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newborn
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adj 1: recently born; "a newborn infant"
2: having just or recently arisen or come into existence; "new
nations"; "with newborn fears" [syn: newborn, new-
sprung(a)]
n 1: a baby from birth to four weeks [syn: neonate, newborn,
newborn infant, newborn baby]
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reborn
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adj 1: spiritually reborn or converted; "a born-again Christian"
[syn: born-again, converted, reborn]
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stillborn
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adj 1: failing to accomplish an intended result; "an abortive
revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President"
[syn: abortive, stillborn, unsuccessful]
2: (of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not
liveborn; "a stillborn baby"
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suborn
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v 1: incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his
butler to cover up the murder of his wife"
2: procure (false testimony or perjury)
3: induce to commit perjury or give false testimony; "The
President tried to suborn false witnesses"
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sunburn
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n 1: a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays
of the sun [syn: tan, suntan, sunburn, burn]
2: redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun
[syn: sunburn, erythema solare]
v 1: get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun [syn: sunburn,
burn]
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windburn
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n 1: redness and irritation of the skin caused by exposure to
high-velocity wind
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bern
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n 1: the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland
[syn: Bern, Berne, capital of Switzerland]
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berne
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n 1: the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland
[syn: Bern, Berne, capital of Switzerland]
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bourne
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n 1: an archaic term for a boundary [syn: bourn, bourne]
2: an archaic term for a goal or destination [syn: bourn,
bourne]
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seaborne
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adj 1: conveyed by sea
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sideburn
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n 1: facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in
front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is
shaved off) [syn: sideburn, burnside, mutton chop,
side-whiskers]
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hepburn
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n 1: United States film actress who appeared in many films with
Spencer Tracy (1907-2003) [syn: Hepburn, Katharine
Hepburn, Katharine Houghton Hepburn]
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bannockburn
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n 1: a battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated
the English and assured the independence of Scotland
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blackburn
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n 1: black-and-white North American wood warbler having an
orange-and-black head and throat [syn: Blackburn,
Blackburnian warbler, Dendroica fusca]
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melbourne
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n 1: a resort town in east central Florida
2: the capital of Victoria state and 2nd largest Australian
city; a financial and commercial center
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borne
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burne
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byrne
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glyndebourne
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osborn
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winterbourne
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clayborn
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clayburn
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cockburn
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milburn
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thorburn
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washburn
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otterburn
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raeburn
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rayborn
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reyburn
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claiborn
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claiborne
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clayborne
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claybourne
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cliburn
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kilburn
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woburn
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gisborne
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tyburn
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shelburne
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