Burns
1 of 2biographical name (1)
ˈbərnz 
Kenneth Lauren 1953– American filmmaker
Burns
2 of 2biographical name (2)
Robert 1759–1796 Scottish poet
Burnsian
ˈbərn-zē-ən
adjective burns 1 of 2
verb
1
as in glows
to be on fire especially brightly all evening long we just sat there, contentedly watching the Yule log burn Synonyms & Similar Words
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- glows
- flames
- blazes
- fires
- combusts
- flickers
- smolders
- gleams
- shines
- ignites
- melts
- scorches
- kindles
- goes up in flames
- sparks
- cooks
- enkindles
- bakes
- glints
- roasts
- broils
- sputters
- flashes
- wavers
- deflagrates
- beams
- catches
- sparkles
- radiates
- smoulders
- brightens
- swelters
- chars
- shimmers
- glistens
- gutters
- glares
- glitters
- glimmers
- twinkles
- scintillates
- flares (up)
- lights (up)
- beats (down)
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as in scorches
to set (something) on fire it is not a good idea to try to burn old papers in the sink Synonyms & Similar Words
- scorches
- fires
- ignites
- torches
- lights
- kindles
- inflames
- enflames
- enkindles
- illumines
- bakes
- immolates
- illuminates
- cooks
- ashes
- incinerates
- deflagrates
- broils
- stokes
- scalds
- cremates
- frizzles
- brightens
- relights
- sears
- lightens
- sets off
- kilns
- chars
- rekindles
- irradiates
- radiates
- reignites
- scathes
- banks
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- extinguishes
- quenches
- douses
- smothers
- chokes
- snuffs (out)
- suffocates
- puts out
- stamps (out)
- blackens
- dowses
- dims
- obscures
- darkens
- dulls
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as in steams
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger he came home burning with anger because of a reprimand at work Synonyms & Similar Words
- steams
- rages
- boils
- storms
- fumes
- shakes
- seethes
- sizzles
- foams
- rankles
- smolders
- sees red
- fulminates
- smoulders
- enflames
- agitates
- inflames
- rants
- convulses
- raves
- bristles
- chafes
- roils
- stews
- flares (up)
- frets
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as in flames
to shine with a bright harsh light the bright streetlight outside our motel room burned all night long Synonyms & Similar Words
- glows
- flames
- blazes
- flares
- glares
- flashes
- gleams
- beats
- glints
- sparkles
- radiates
- glances
- beams
- glistens
- shimmers
- twinkles
- glitters
- glimmers
- dazzles
- glisters
- blinds
- scintillates
- bedazzles
- dazes
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as in deceives
to cause to believe what is untrue he's been burned before, so he's careful to double-check such claims now Synonyms & Similar Words
- deceives
- tricks
- fools
- stings
- teases
- kids
- misleads
- catches
- juggles
- deludes
- snows
- has
- suckers
- beguiles
- misinforms
- gammons
- sucks in
- strings along
- bluffs
- hoaxes
- has on
- cozens
- hoodwinks
- cheats
- humbugs
- gaffs
- dupes
- spoofs
- misguides
- gulls
- takes in
- buffaloes
- cons
- bleeds
- sticks
- hornswoggles
- bamboozles
- fakes out
- pulls one's leg
- does a number on
- pulls the wool over one's eyes
- snookers
- leads one up the garden path
- leads one down the garden path
- defrauds
- shortchanges
- diddles
- swindles
- hustles
- squeezes
- puts on
- chisels
- skins
- mulcts
- flimflams
- fleeces
- rooks
- euchres
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- exposes
- reveals
- uncovers
- unmasks
- tells
- divulges
- undeceives
- debunks
- discloses
- shows up
- unveils
- disillusions
- uncloaks
- disabuses
- disenchants
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as in consumes
to make complete use of heedlessly burning the country's resources without any concern for future generations Synonyms & Similar Words
- consumes
- drains
- spends
- exhausts
- absorbs
- reduces
- eats
- uses
- depletes
- devours
- expends
- decreases
- wastes
- plays out
- empties
- draws down
- diminishes
- runs out of
- uses up
- downsizes
- blows
- lowers
- weakens
- dwindles
- bankrupts
- lessens
- saps
- debilitates
- cripples
- undermines
- impoverishes
- dissipates
- abates
- enfeebles
- disables
- de-escalates
- runs through
- dries up
- squanders
- guzzles
- cleans (out)
- lavishes
- throws away
- misspends
- fritters (away)
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- increases
- replaces
- augments
- renews
- repairs
- enlarges
- strengthens
- reinforces
- saves
- enforces
- revives
- restores
- preserves
- rebuilds
- bolsters
- conserves
- fortifies
- reenforces
burns
2 of 2noun
as in brooks
a natural body of running water smaller than a river the walkers forded the shallow burn and then came upon a field of gorse Synonyms & Similar Words
- brooks
- creeks
- runs
- streams
- brooklets
- runnels
- bourns
- bournes
- rills
- rivulets
- washes
- streamlets
- becks
- tributaries
- bayous
- kills
- runlets
- canals
- gills
- freshets
- freshes
- sloughs
- runoffs
- cuts
- arroyos
- slues
- coulees
- races
- billabongs
- cutoffs
- watercourses
- millstreams
- guts
- waterways
- millraces
- slews
- confluents
- branches
- channels
- distributaries
- influents
- affluents