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- [burnz]
- /bɜrnz/
- /bɜːn/
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- [burnz]
- /bɜrnz/
Definitions of burns word
- noun burns Robert. 1759–96, Scottish lyric poet. His verse, written mostly in dialect, includes love songs, nature poetry, and satires. Auld Lang Syne and Tam o' Shanter are among his best known poems 3
- noun burns Robert1759-96; Scot. poet 3
- noun burns a brook or rivulet. 1
- verb without object burns to undergo rapid combustion or consume fuel in such a way as to give off heat, gases, and, usually, light; be on fire: The fire burned in the grate. 1
- verb without object burns (of a fireplace, furnace, etc.) to contain a fire. 1
- verb without object burns to feel heat or a physiologically similar sensation; feel pain from or as if from a fire: The wound burned and throbbed. 1
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Origin of burns
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English bernen, brennen, Old English beornan (intransitive), (cognate with Gothic, Old High German brinnan), and Old English bærnan (transitive), (cognate with Gothic brannjan, Old High German brennen)
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Parts of speech for Burns
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
burns popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
burns usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for burns
verb burns
noun burns
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- conductivities — Plural form of conductivity.
- creeks — Plural form of creek.
- deformations — Plural form of deformation.
- energies — Plural form of energy.
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