burnt


Definition: Meaning of, burnt in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bɜːnt /

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Present Participle Third Person Singular
[especially British English]
  1. the past tense and past participle of BURN
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  1. damaged or hurt by burning
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  2. burnt offering something that is offered as a gift to a god by being burnt on an ALTAR
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  3. burnt offering British English humorous food that you accidentally burnt while you were cooking it
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burnt used in phrases

  • burnt lime (noun)
    1. a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
  • burnt offering (noun)
    1. something offered and burnt on an altar, as an atonement for sin; a sacrifice
  • burnt offerings (noun)
    1. jocular overcooked food
  • burnt sienna (noun)
    1. a shade of brown with a tinge of red
    2. a reddish-brown pigment produced by roasting sienna
  • burnt umber (noun)
    1. dark brown pigment obtained by heating umber
    2. a medium brown to dark-brown colour
  • burnt-out (adjective)
    1. exhausted as a result of longtime stress
    2. inoperative as a result of heat or friction
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