burning
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(s) of immediate import
- burning issues of the day
Nouns
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(n) the act of burning something
- the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance
- (n) pain that feels hot as if it were on fire burn,
- (n) a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light combustion,
- (n) execution by electricity electrocution,
- (n) execution by fire burning at the stake,
- (n) a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin