Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: burnt, burnt-out

'burnt'

[burn.v.01] as in: destroy by fire

Examples:
They burned the house and his diaries

'burnt'

[burn.v.02] as in: shine intensely, as if with heat

Examples:
The coals were glowing in the dark
The candles were burning

'burnt'

[burn.v.03] as in: undergo combustion

Examples:
Maple wood burns well

'burnt'

[bite.v.02] as in: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

Examples:
The sun burned his face

'burnt'

[burn.v.05] as in: cause to burn or combust

Examples:
The sun burned off the fog
We combust coal and other fossil fuels

'burnt'

[burn.v.06] as in: feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion

Examples:
She was burning with anger
He was burning to try out his new skies

'burnt'

[burn.v.07] as in: cause to undergo combustion

Examples:
burn garbage
The car burns only Diesel oil

'burnt'

[burn.v.08] as in: burn at the stake

Examples:
Witches were burned in Salem

'burnt'

[burn.v.09] as in: spend (significant amounts of money)

Examples:
He has money to burn

'burnt'

[burn.v.10] as in: feel hot or painful

Examples:
My eyes are burning

'burnt'

[cauterize.v.01] as in: burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent

Examples:
The surgeon cauterized the wart

'burnt'

[sunburn.v.01] as in: get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun

'burnt'

[cut.v.21] as in: create by duplicating data

Examples:
cut a disk
burn a CD

'burnt'

[burn_off.v.01] as in: use up (energy)

Examples:
burn off calories through vigorous exercise

'burnt'

[burn.v.15] as in: burn with heat, fire, or radiation

Examples:
The iron burnt a hole in my dress

'burnt'

[burned.s.03] as in: ruined by overcooking

Examples:
she served us underdone bacon and burnt biscuits

'burnt'

[burned.s.01] as in: treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point

Examples:
burnt sienna

'burnt'

[burned.s.02] as in: destroyed or badly damaged by fire

Examples:
a row of burned houses
a charred bit of burnt wood
a burned-over site in the forest
barricaded the street with burnt-out cars

Origins

					burnt (English)
├── -t (English)
│   └── -te (Middle English (1100-1500))
│       └── -te (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│           └── -tatem (Latin)
└── burn (English)
    ├── bernen (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── burn (Middle English (1100-1500))