Meaning of burned in English
Pronunciation
/bərnd/US accent
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burnedDefinitions
1. injured by intense heat (as of fire or the sun)Examples
- « his cracked, black burned lips »
Synonyms
- 2. treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
Examples
- « burnt sienna »
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- 3. hardened by subjecting to intense heat
Examples
- « baked bricks »
- « burned bricks »
Synonyms
- 4. destroyed or badly damaged by fire
Examples
- « a row of burned houses »
- « a charred bit of burnt wood »
- « barricaded the street with burnt-out cars »
Synonyms
- 5. ruined by overcooking
Examples
- « she served us underdone bacon and burnt buscuits »
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Qualitative Adjective
burnedDefinitions
1. having undergone oxidationExamples
- « burned powder »
Antonyms
Famous quotes
- « It is a curious sensation: the sort of pain that goes mercifully beyond our powers of feeling. When your heart is broken, your boats are burned: nothing matters any more. It is the end of happiness and the beginning of peace. » George Bernard Shaw
- « I remember when the candle shop burned down. Everyone stood around singing 'Happy Birthday.' » Steven Wright
- « History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself. » Naguib Mahfouz
- « We burned to death 100,000 Japanese civilians in Tokyo - men, women and children. LeMay recognized that what he was doing would be thought immoral if his side had lost. But what makes it immoral if you lose and not immoral if you win? » Robert McNamara
- « The time I burned my guitar it was like a sacrifice. You sacrifice the things you love. I love my guitar. » Jimi Hendrix