smolder vs burn
burn vs smoldersmolder and burn both are nouns.
smolder and burn both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| smolder | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| burn | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
burn is a hypernym of
smolder; that is, burn is a
word with a broader meaning than smolder:
- smolder: burn slowly and without a flame
- burn: undergo combustion
Other hypernyms of smolder include
combust.
| smolder (noun) | burn (noun) |
|---|---|
| a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame | damage inflicted by fire |
| a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) | |
| pain that feels hot as if it were on fire | |
| an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation |
| smolder (verb) | burn (verb) |
|---|---|
| burn slowly and without a flame | get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun |
| have strong suppressed feelings | undergo combustion |
| cause to undergo combustion | |
| destroy by fire | |
| damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation | |
| 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 |
Words related to "burn"
- ache
- backfire
- beam
- bite
- blacken
- blaze
- blaze up
- blemish
- blow
- burn
- burn down
- burn mark
- burn off
- burn up
- burnable
- burner
- burning
- care for
- catch fire
- cauterise
- cauterize
- change integrity
- change state
- char
- cigarette burn
- coal
- color
- colour
- combust
- conflagrate
- consume
- create
- cremate
- cut
- damage
- defect
- deflagrate
- deplete
- destroy
- discolor
- discolour
- eat
- eat up
- electric burn
- erupt
- execute
- exhaust
- expend
- experience
- feel
- fire
- first-degree burn
- flame
- flame up
- flare
- glow
- go up
- gutter
- harm
- hurt
- hurting
- ignite
- incinerate
- injury
- light
- make
- mar
- nettle
- pain
- produce
- put to death
- ruin
- run through
- scald
- scathe
- scorch
- sear
- second-degree burn
- set ablaze
- set afire
- set aflame
- set on fire
- shine
- singe
- smart
- smolder
- smoulder
- squander
- sting
- sunburn
- take fire
- third-degree burn
- torch
- trauma
- treat
- turn
- urticate
- use
- use up
- waste
- wipe out
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