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United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)

celebrated Scottish poet (1759-1796)

(burn) destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"

(burn) pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

(burn) shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"

(burn) tan: a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun

Burns is a city in and the county seat of Harney County, Oregon, United States. The population was 3,064 at the 2000 census, with an estimated population of 3,020 in 2007.

Burns is a geographical surname originating in the British Isles. The name Burns was first used by the Strathclyde-Briton people of the Scottish and English border. The first Burns family lived in the county of Cumberland. Burns can also be an Americanization of a Jewish surname.

A burn is a type of injury to the skin caused by heat, electricity, chemicals, light, radiation or friction. Total Burn Care, 3rd Edition, Edited by David Herndon, Saunders, 2007. Most burns only affect the skin (epidermal tissue and dermis). ...

(Burn!) Burn! (Italian title: Queimada) is a 1969 film directed by Gillo Pontecorvo; starring Marlon Brando. The plot is loosely based on events in the history of Guadeloupe. The main character is named after William Walker, the famous American filibuster. ...

(Burn (Alkaline Trio song)) "Burn" is a song by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released as the third single from their 2005 album Crimson. It peaked at #34 on the UK Singles Chart. ...

(Burn (Deep Purple song)) "Burn" is a fast and energetic hard rock song by British rock band Deep Purple. It was released on the album of the same name in 1974, and was the first song by the Mark III lineup.

(BURN) Leaf tips that turn dark from excess fertilizer and salt burn.

(BURN) To beat the competition with your style. Also refers to a really good piece, as in one that “burns”.

(Burn) In physical poker rooms, the top card of the deck is discarded prior to each round of dealing. The intent is to minimize the risk of cheating by knowing the next card. There is no possibility of this happening in our poker room, therefore we do not burn cards.

(Burn) Slang for making (burning) a CD-ROM copy of data, whether it is music, software, or other data.

(Burn) When data is written to a CD, for example using a CD-Read/Write drive, a pattern of microscopic dots is etched with a laser beam in a spiralling track on the CD surface. This is a process often referred to as “burning a CD”. See CD-ROM. See Section 1.2.1, Module 1. ...

(Burn) to expose photo sensitive media to light. i.e. burning a negative or burning a printing plate. Also, to doge and “burn” a photo print (makes the image darker in an area that is burned, ads detail to lightly exposed areas)

(burn) to murder; synonyms: break an egg, clip, do a piece of work, hit, ice, pop, put out a contract on, whack.

(Burn) As in "going for the burn" In endurance exercise, working muscles until lactic acid build-up causes burning sensation.

(Burn) Exposing a printing plate to high intensity light or placing an image on a printing plate by light.

(Burn) (buhrn) v. To play any lick or passage very fast...can be done solo or with other players. i.e. "Let's burn triplet diddle once." also reef, i.e. "We were reefin' the '94 Blue Devils shopping spree last night!"

(Burn) In plate making, a common term used for a plate exposure.

(Burn) Chemical burns caused by over fertilizing.

(Burn) To record or copy information onto a rewritable disc such as a CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R or DVD+RW.