Associations to the word «Burnt»

Wiktionary

BURNT, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of burn
BURNT, adjective. (of food) Carbonised.
BURNT, adjective. (of a person) Having a sunburn.
BURNT, adjective. (of a colour) Being darker than standard, especially browner.
BURNT DOWN, verb. Past participle of burn down
BURNT EAR, noun. Smut (a black powdery fungus which destroys grain)
BURNT OFFERING, noun. A slaughtered animal offered and burnt on an altar, as an atonement for sin
BURNT OFFERING, noun. By extension, any item offered to deities and/or the deceased in such a way
BURNT OFFERING, noun. A sacrifice
BURNT OFFERING, noun. (humorous) Overcooked food.
BURNT ORANGE, noun. A dark shade of orange.
BURNT ORANGE, adjective. Of a dark shade of orange.
BURNT ORANGES, noun. Plural of burnt orange
BURNT SIENNA, noun. Dark reddish brown colour, like that of roasted sienna.
BURNT SIENNA, adjective. Of a dark reddish brown colour, like that of roasted sienna.
BURNT THE MIDNIGHT OIL, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of burn the midnight oil
BURNT TO A CRISP, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of burn to a crisp
BURNT UMBER, noun. A deep brown colour.
BURNT UMBER, adjective. Of a deep brown colour.

Dictionary definition

BURNT, adjective. Ruined by overcooking; "she served us underdone bacon and burnt biscuits".
BURNT, adjective. Treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point; "burnt sienna".
BURNT, adjective. Destroyed or badly damaged by fire; "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".

Wise words

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