Meaning & Definition of Burnt in English
English⟶
Burnt
/bərnt/
adjective
1. Ruined by overcooking
- "She served us underdone bacon and burnt biscuits"
synonym:
- burned,
- burnt
2. Treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
- "Burnt sienna"
synonym:
- burned,
- burnt
3. Destroyed or badly damaged by fire
- "A row of burned houses"
- "A charred bit of burnt wood"
- "A burned-over site in the forest"
- "Barricaded the street with burnt-out cars"
synonym:
- burned,
- burnt,
- burned-over,
- burned-out,
- burnt-out
Examples of using
Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains.
Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains.
A burnt child dreads the fire.