burning
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Sense: Adjective: on fire
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blazing Collocations, ablaze, fiery Collocations, on fire, in flames, flaming, glowing Collocations, smoking, scorching, smoldering, smouldering , inflamed, in a blaze, kindled, ignited, lit Collocations
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Sense: Adjective: very hot
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hot Collocations, red-hot, white-hot, scorching, roasting, boiling Collocations, baking Collocations, blistering Collocations, heated Collocations, sultry Collocations, sweltering, torrid, scalding, hot as hell , boiling hot, burning up, like an oven, like a furnace
Sense: Adjective: fervent
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fervent, intense Collocations, fervid, ardent, passionate Collocations, impassioned, feverish, zealous, excited Collocations, fiery Collocations, rapt, eager Collocations, keen Collocations, enthusiastic Collocations, impatient Collocations
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indifferent, uninterested, apathetic, dispassionate, unemotional
Sense: Adjective: caustic
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caustic, sharp Collocations, biting Collocations, stinging, painful Collocations, corrosive, acidic, acid, sour Collocations, bitter Collocations, harsh Collocations, raw Collocations
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Sense: Adjective: urgent
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urgent Collocations, pressing Collocations, imperative, serious Collocations, important Collocations, crucial Collocations, vital Collocations
burn
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Sense: Noun: heat injury
Synonyms:
blister Collocations, scald, charring, first-degree burn, second-degree burn, third-degree burn, sunburn, windburn, chemical burn, electrical burn
Antonyms:
frostbite
Sense: Verb: be on fire
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blaze Collocations, blaze up, rage Collocations, glow Collocations, smolder, smoulder , flame Collocations, flame up, flare up, be on fire, catch on fire, catch fire, burst into flames, go up in flames, combust, flash Collocations, turn to ashes, smoke Collocations, be consumed, oxidize, oxidise , burn up, burn down
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Sense: Verb: subject to fire
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ignite, light Collocations, torch Collocations, set sth on fire, set fire to, set sth ablaze, set a match to, set light to, kindle Collocations, incinerate, set sth afire, consign sth to the flames, cremate, reduce sth to ashes, relight, rekindle, scorch, char, brand Collocations, cauterize, cauterise , conflagrate
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Sense: Verb: overcook or blacken
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Sense: Verb: feel passionate emotion
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rage Collocations, boil Collocations, storm Collocations, fume, sizzle, seethe, steam Collocations, tingle, lust Collocations, desire Collocations, yearn Collocations, thirst Collocations, be excited, be inflamed, be aroused, be stirred up, be fevered, be feverish, rant Collocations, rave Collocations, rant and rave
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be happy, be calm, be relaxed
Sense: Verb: feel or cause a burning sensation
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hurt Collocations, ache Collocations, throb, sting Collocations, smart Collocations, bite Collocations, tingle, be painful, be sore
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Sense: Verb: yearn
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yearn Collocations, desire Collocations, ache Collocations, itch Collocations, hanker, long Collocations, hunger Collocations
Sense: Verb: cheat
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cheat Collocations, swindle Collocations, trick Collocations, dupe, deceive Collocations, con Collocations , have Collocations , hustle Collocations, mislead Collocations, take advantage of, defraud, fake out, fleece Collocations
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be honest, be truthful, be straightforward
Sense: Verb: deplete
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deplete Collocations, use up, eat up, exhaust Collocations, drain Collocations, waste Collocations, squander Collocations, expend, devour, empty Collocations, consume Collocations, sap Collocations, bleed Collocations