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Flashcards by Javier Quintanilla, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Javier Quintanilla
over 2 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| burn: be on fire. Help! My house is burning! | burn: be on fire. Help! My house is burning! |
| catch fire: start burning. Help! My house has caught fire! | catch fire: start burning. Help! My house has caught fire! |
| flicker: burn unsteadily. The candle flickered in the wind. | flicker: burn unsteadily. The candle flickered in the wind. |
| smoulder: burn slowly without flames. The cigarette smouldered in the ashtray. | smoulder: burn slowly without flames. The cigarette smouldered in the ashtray. |
| flare: burn brightly but unsteadily or briefly. The match flared in the darkness. | flare: burn brightly but unsteadily or briefly. The match flared in the darkness. |
| flame: burn in flames. The fire flamed up when he put oil on it. | flame: burn in flames. The fire flamed up when he put oil on it. |
| burst into flames: suddenly start to burn very strongly. The oil truck crashed and burst into flames. | burst into flames: suddenly start to burn very strongly. The oil truck crashed and burst into flames. |
| blaze: burn brightly and fiercely. When the firemen arrived, the whole house was blazing. | blaze: burn brightly and fiercely. When the firemen arrived, the whole house was blazing. |
| rage: burn very strongly. The fire raged through the forest for days. | rage: burn very strongly. The fire raged through the forest for days. |
| incinerate: burn something completely to ashes. All the infected clothes were incinerated. | incinerate: burn something completely to ashes. All the infected clothes were incinerated. |
| smoke: give out smoke. The fireplace smokes too much. | smoke: give out smoke. The fireplace smokes too much. |
| brand: burn a mark on something. Cattle are usually brandred on big farms. | brand: burn a mark on something. Cattle are usually brandred on big farms. |
| scorch: burn or discolour a surface by dry heat. She scorched my shirt when she was ironing it. | scorch: burn or discolour a surface by dry heat. She scorched my shirt when she was ironing it. |
| sear: burn something with a sudden powerful heat. The heat seared his skin. | sear: burn something with a sudden powerful heat. The heat seared his skin. |
| singe: burn the surface of something slightly. The flames had singed his hair. | singe: burn the surface of something slightly. The flames had singed his hair. |
| char: burn something so that its outside becomes black. Roast the peppers until the skin begins to char. | char: burn something so that its outside becomes black. Roast the peppers until the skin begins to char. |
| cremate: burn the body of a dead person at a funeral ceremony. Before a dead person is cremated, an authorization must be obtained. | cremate: burn the body of a dead person at a funeral ceremony. Before a dead person is cremated, an authorization must be obtained. |
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