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colour vs burn

burn vs colour

colour and burn both are nouns.

colour is an adjective but burn is not an adjective.

colour and burn both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
colour Yes Yes Yes No
burn Yes No Yes No
As verbs, burn is a hyponym of colour; that is, burn is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than colour:
  • colour: change color, often in an undesired manner
  • burn: get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
Other hyponyms of colour include blush, crimson, flush, redden, blanch, blench, pale, bronze, tan, sunburn, white, whiten, black, blacken, melanise, melanize, turn, silver, dye, redden, purple, gray, grey, yellow, tone, green, blue.
colour (noun) burn (noun)
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect damage inflicted by fire
the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
the timbre of a musical sound pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
interest and variety and intensity an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
any material used for its color
colour (adjective) burn (adjective)
having or capable of producing colors
colour (verb) burn (verb)
change color, often in an undesired manner get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
add color to undergo combustion
affect as in thought or feeling cause to undergo combustion
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for destroy by fire
decorate with colors damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation
modify or bias burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
use up (energy)
create by duplicating data
feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
feel hot or painful
spend (significant amounts of money)
execute by tying to a stake and setting alight
shine intensely, as if with heat
cause to burn or combust
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