burning

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(bûr'nĭng) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Marked by flames or intense heat: a burning sun.
  2. Characterized by intense emotion; passionate: a burning desire for justice.
  3. Of immediate import; urgent: "the issues that seem so burning in Washington" (John F. Kennedy).
burningly burn'ing·ly adv.


adj

Definition: blazing, flashing
Antonyms: cold, cool

adj

Definition: fervent, excited
Antonyms: apathetic, cold, cool, unexcited, unimportant

adj

Definition: important
Antonyms: unimportant

adj

Definition: stinging
Antonyms: cooling, soothing

The flame cutting of metal plates to a desired shape.


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IN BRIEF: n. - A process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat.

pronunciation Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat. — Harry Fosdick

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  1. A sensation that simulates an apparent raise in temperature without a true rise in heat. Capsaicin is the heat principle of capsicum peppers. Here, the perceived 'heat' is really a chemical burn sensed by the trigeminal nerves.
  2. Oxidizing - Combining with elemental oxygen. See Oxidation.


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Common misspelling(s) of burning

  • buring

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