burnt
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 5
/bɜːnt/
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/bɜːnt/ · /bɝnt/ · /bɔːnt/
Definition of burnt
6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
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(Commonwealth, UK, form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of burn
“I burnt the toast.”
“The house burnt down.”
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verb
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(Commonwealth, UK, form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of burn
“I burnt the toast.”
“The house burnt down.”
adj
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Damaged or injured by fire or heat.
“The burnt and bleeding man staggered to his feet, dazed and unbelieving, and asked the startled townspeople who came running whether his fireman and guard were safe. He was kept away from the smouldering crater where his engine had been, and taken to hospital.”
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Carbonised.
“The toast was too burnt to eat.”
- Having a sunburn.
- Being darker than standard, especially browner.
noun
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(informal, uncountable)Char.
“You might also try 5star PBX organic cleaner. This stuff is amazing. Found at your local beer and wine brewers supply store, this stuff will clean the "burnt" off the bottom of your pans.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English brent, brynt; by surface analysis, burn + t.
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