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Word entry · 4 letters

burn

Best crossword clue

"Damage with heat"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /bɜːn/Part of speech verb, nounSorted bnruStarts with BEnds with N3 cluesVery common crossword word
1B2U3R4N

Definitions

  1. get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun

Word origin

From Late Middle English burne, birne, which arose via the metathesis of brinne, brynne, a variant of brennen. The East Midland forms were heavily influenced by Old Norse brinna, brenna (“to burn”), from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną (“to burn”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenw-, present stem from *bʰrewh₁-. Doublet of brew.

Used in a sentence

  • She had second-degree burns from falling in the bonfire.
  • He burnt his hand in the fire.
  • chili burn from eating hot peppers

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Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues

01Damage with heat4 letters
02Injury from heat4 letters
03Be damaged by heat4 letters

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