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  • 81burn — n. tissue damage caused by such agents as heat, cold, chemicals, electricity, ultraviolet light, or nuclear radiation. A first degree burn affects only the outer layer (epidermis) of the skin. In a second degree burn both the epidermis and the… …

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  • 82burn — See: EARS BURN, KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING, MONEY TO BURN …

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  • 83burn — See: EARS BURN, KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING, MONEY TO BURN …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 84burn up — verb a) To catch fire and burn until destroyed The rocket may burn up on reentry b) To destroy by burning. His thoughtlessness really burns me up …

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  • 85burn — 1. noun /bɜː(r)n/ a) A physical injury caused by heat or cold or electricity or radiation or caustic chemicals. She had second degree burns from falling in the bonfire. b) The act of burning something …

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  • 86Burn — I Burn   [engl.], brennen. II Burn   [bəːn], David, australischer Dramatiker, * Schottland 1799 (?), ✝ Auckland (Neuseeland) 14. 6. 1875. Burns literaturgeschichtliche Bedeutung beruht vornehmlich auf dem Stück »The bushrangers« ( …

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  • 87burn — 1) A copy, usually bootlegged software, movies, or music; but can refer to anything that can be duplicated. Mark: I just got that new Command & Conquer game. Glenn: Could you give me a burn? 2) Insult of mammoth proportions. Ewwwwww! Razor face?… …

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  • 88burn — 1) A copy, usually bootlegged software, movies, or music; but can refer to anything that can be duplicated. Mark: I just got that new Command & Conquer game. Glenn: Could you give me a burn? 2) Insult of mammoth proportions. Ewwwwww! Razor face?… …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 89burn — See: ears burn, keep the home fires burning, money to burn …

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  • 90burn —    1. obsolete    to infect with venereal disease    The sensation of one of the symptoms felt by the male, especially when urinating:     Light wenches will burn. Come not near her. (Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors)    A man who burned his… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms