I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ horrific ( esp. BrE ), nasty , serious , severe , terrible
▪ minor , slight , superficial
▪ first-degree , second-degree , etc.
▪ chemical , cigarette
VERB + BURN
▪ get , suffer
▪ cause
▪ die from
▪ treat , treat sb for
BURN + NOUN
▪ mark
▪ wound
▪ injury
▪ ~ victim ( esp. AmE ), ~s victim ( BrE )
▪ ~ center ( AmE ), ~s centre ( BrE )
PHRASES
▪ 20%, 50%, etc. ~s
▪
He was treated in the hospital for 60% ~s.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ on
▪
a slight ~ on the back of her hand
II.
verb
1 damage/injure by fire/heat
ADVERB
▪ badly , seriously , severely
▪ completely
▪
The car was found abandoned in the woods, completely ~ed out.
▪ partially
▪ easily
▪
fair skin that ~s easily
▪ down , out
▪
The factory ~ed down last year.
PHRASES
▪ be ~ed alive
▪ be ~ed at the stake
▪
Joan of Arc was ~ed at the stake.
▪ be ~ed to ashes , be ~ed to a cinder , be ~ed to a crisp
▪
The tower was struck by lightning and was ~ed to a cinder.
▪ be ~ed to death , ~ to death
▪
Several people were ~ed to death.
▪ be ~ed to the ground
▪
The building was ~ed to the ground.
2 be on fire
ADVERB
▪ fiercely
▪
The fire was still ~ing fiercely.
▪ steadily
▪ slowly
▪
Fresh leaves will ~ slowly with billows of smoke.
PHRASES
▪ ~ out of control
3 produce light
ADVERB
▪ brightly
▪
Their torches ~ed brightly in the dark.
4 be filled with strong feeling
ADVERB
▪ fiercely
▪
Her eyes ~ed fiercely.
▪ slowly
▪
She could sense the anger ~ing slowly inside him.
PREPOSITION
▪ with
▪
He was ~ing with indignation.
Burn is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ acid , ↑ ambition , ↑ bonfire , ↑ candle , ↑ cheek , ↑ chest , ↑ cigar , ↑ cigarette , ↑ coal , ↑ eye , ↑ face , ↑ fire , ↑ flame , ↑ flare , ↑ furnace , ↑ fury , ↑ incense , ↑ lamp , ↑ lantern , ↑ log , ↑ lung , ↑ mob , ↑ muscle , ↑ petrol , ↑ rage , ↑ skin , ↑ sun , ↑ tear , ↑ throat , ↑ torch , ↑ wood
Burn is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ calorie , ↑ carbohydrate , ↑ CD , ↑ CD-ROM , ↑ charcoal , ↑ coal , ↑ coke , ↑ disc , ↑ disk , ↑ DVD , ↑ fat , ↑ file , ↑ flag , ↑ fuel , ↑ hole , ↑ incense , ↑ lung , ↑ mouth , ↑ music , ↑ oil , ↑ remains , ↑ skin , ↑ throat , ↑ toast , ↑ waste , ↑ wood