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(noun) the act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance" |
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Synonyms: combustion |
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Related Words: arson, change of integrity, fire-raising, firing, ignition, incendiarism, incineration, kindling, lighting |
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(noun) execution by fire |
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Synonyms: burning at the stake |
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Related Words: auto-da-fe, capital punishment, death penalty, executing, execution |
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(satellite adjective) consuming fuel; used in combination; "coal-burning (or wood-burning) stoves" |
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(satellite adjective) intensely hot; "a burning fever"; "the burning sand" |
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(satellite adjective) of immediate import; "burning issues of the day" |
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(satellite adjective) producing or having a painfully hot sensation; "begged for water to soothe his burning throat" |
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(noun) execution by electricity |
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Synonyms: electrocution |
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Related Words: capital punishment, death penalty, executing, execution |
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(satellite adjective) characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" |
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Synonyms: ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid |
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(noun) a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light |
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Synonyms: combustion |
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Related Words: fire, flame, flaming, internal combustion, oxidation, oxidisation, oxidization |
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(noun) pain that feels hot as if it were on fire |
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Synonyms: burn |
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Related Words: hurting, pain |
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(satellite adjective) lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire" |
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Synonyms: ablaze, afire, aflame, aflare, alight, blazing, flaming, on fire |
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