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burned

/ˈbɝnd/adjective1 syllable

Burned means: destroyed or badly damaged by fire.

Synonyms for burned7

adjective, as in destroyed or badly damaged by fire

burnt, burned-over, burned-out, burnt-out, destroyed

adjective, as in treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point

burnt, treated

adjective, as in ruined by overcooking

burnt, cooked

What does burned mean?3

adjective

1

destroyed or badly damaged by fire“a row of burned houses”

2

treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point“burnt sienna”

3

ruined by overcooking“she served us underdone bacon and burnt biscuits”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with burned?6

two syllables

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Burned in a sentence

  • The fire burned brightly, giving forth a comforting warmth.Objectivesea
  • The dip was so hot, it burned my tongue.CM
  • The house was burned to the ground, with all its contents.Scott
  • Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?sharptoothed
  • The sausage sat long on the grill, and got burned.mervert1
  • When he got the letter, he burned it without reading it.CK
  • His eyes were sunken in his head, and burned with an unnatural lustre.Hybrid
  • Before the firemen were able to arrive, both buildings burned down.CK

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