Definition of Burning

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(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Burn
  

(n.)
The act of consuming by fire or heat, or of subjecting to the effect of fire or heat; the state of being on fire or excessively heated.
  

(a.)
That burns; being on fire; excessively hot; fiery.
  

(a.)
Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful; as, burning zeal.
  

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burning
\burn"ing\, a.
1. that burns; being on fire; excessively hot; fiery.
2. consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful; as, burning zeal. like a young hound upon a burning scent.
burning
bush (bot.), an ornamental shrub (euonymus atropurpureus), bearing a crimson berry.
burning
\burn"ing\, n. the act of consuming by fire or heat, or of subjecting to the effect of fire or heat; the state of being on fire or excessively heated.
burning
fluid, any volatile illuminating oil, as the lighter petroleums (naphtha, benzine), or oil of turpentine (camphine), but esp. a mixture of the latter with alcohol.
burning
glass, a convex lens of considerable size, used for producing an intense heat by converging the sun's rays to a focus.
burning
house (metal.), the furnace in which tin ores are calcined, to sublime the sulphur and arsenic from the pyrites.
burning
mirror, a concave mirror, or a combination of plane mirrors, used for the same purpose as a burning glass.

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 burning house 
 burning fluid 
 burning mirror 
 burning mountain 
 burning bush 
 burning glass 

Meaning
To work late into the night.
Origin
Francis Quarles, an English author working in the 17th century, wrote these lines:
'Wee spend our mid-day sweat, or mid-night oyle;
Wee tyre the night in thought; the day in toyle.'

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Cynne = n. ignition, burning

Gloyn = n. a burning coal; a glow-worm

Goddaith = n. a smothering fire, a burning of a wild

Goleulosg = n. a bright burning

Llosgawl = a. burning, ignitive

Llosgedd = n. state of burning

Llosgfal = n. a burning mountain

Llosgi = v. to burn; to be burning

Llosgiad = n. a burning

Marwor = n. burning cinders

Poethol = a. heating, burning

Poethwyn = n. burning passion

Rhysod = n. burning embers

Rhysyn = n. a burning ember

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Noun
1. the act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance"
(synonym) combustion
(hypernym) change of integrity
(hyponym) arson, incendiarism, fire-raising
2. pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
(synonym) burn
(hypernym) pain, hurting
3. a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
(synonym) combustion
(hypernym) oxidation, oxidization, oxidisation
(hyponym) deflagration
4. execution by electricity
(synonym) electrocution
(hypernym) execution, executing, capital punishment, death penalty
5. execution by fire
(synonym) burning at the stake
(hypernym) execution, executing, capital punishment, death penalty
(hyponym) auto-da-fe

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Adjective
1. producing or having a painfully hot sensation; "begged for water to soothe his burning throat"
(similar) painful
2. intensely hot; "a burning fever"; "the burning sand"
(synonym) burning(a)
(similar) hot
3. 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"
(synonym) ardent, burning(a), fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid
(similar) passionate
4. 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"
(synonym) ablaze(p), afire(p), aflame(p), aflare(p), alight(p), blazing, flaming, on fire(p)
(similar) lighted, lit
5. of immediate import; "burning issues of the day"
(synonym) burning(a)
(similar) important, of import
6. consuming fuel; used in combination; "coal-burning (or wood-burning) stoves"
(similar) fueled

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Noun
1. pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
(synonym) burning
(hypernym) pain, hurting
2. a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
(synonym) tan, suntan, sunburn
(hypernym) hyperpigmentation
(derivation) sunburn
3. an injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
(hypernym) injury, hurt, harm, trauma
(hyponym) electric burn
(derivation) cauterize, cauterise
4. a burned place or area
(synonym) burn mark
(hypernym) blemish, defect, mar
(hyponym) cigarette burn
5. damage inflicted by burning
(hypernym) damage, harm, hurt, scathe
(hyponym) scald

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Verb
1. destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
(synonym) fire, burn down
(hypernym) destroy, ruin
(hyponym) backfire
(verb-group) combust
(derivation) burn mark
2. shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"
(synonym) glow
(hypernym) shine, beam
(hyponym) gutter
3. undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well"
(synonym) combust
(hypernym) change state, turn
(hyponym) burn down, burn up, go up
(verb-group) fire, burn down
4. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
(synonym) bite, sting
(hypernym) ache, smart, hurt
(hyponym) nettle, urticate
(derivation) burning
5. cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
(synonym) combust
(hyponym) ignite, light
(cause) combust
(verb-group) erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate
6. feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies"
(hypernym) feel, experience
7. cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil"
(synonym) incinerate
(hypernym) change integrity
(verb-group) incinerate
(derivation) burn mark
8. burn at the stake; "Witches were burned in Salem"
(hypernym) execute, put to death
(entail) fire, burn down
9. spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn"
(hypernym) waste, blow, squander
10. feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning"
(hypernym) ache, smart, hurt
(verb-group) bite, sting
(derivation) burning
11. burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart"
(synonym) cauterize, cauterise
(hypernym) treat, care for
(entail) sear, scorch
12. get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
(synonym) sunburn
(hypernym) discolor, discolour, colour, color
(derivation) tan, suntan, sunburn
13. create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD"
(synonym) cut
(hypernym) produce, make, create
(verb-group) cut
14. use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise"
(synonym) burn off, burn up
(hypernym) consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
15. burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"
(hypernym) damage
(hyponym) scald
(derivation) burn mark

Fear of fire

The action of consuming something to produce heat. See Lead burning .

the process of writing data to a CD-ROM

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dryness, burning, wrath
  

burning; foolish; mad
  

Cuthah, burning
  

crookedness, or burning, of the people
  

burning; adoration
  

worshiping; burning; raised; crookedness
  

zealous; burning
  

burning; fiery
  

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