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turn vs burn

burn vs turn

turn and burn both are nouns.

turn and burn both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
turn Yes No Yes No
burn Yes No Yes No
As verbs, burn is a hyponym of turn; that is, burn is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turn:
  • turn: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
  • burn: undergo combustion
Other hyponyms of turn include arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake, wake up, waken, black out, pass out, zonk out, come to, resuscitate, revive, tense, tense up, decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind, melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, slim down, thin, gain, put on, apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog, cross-fertilise, cross-fertilize, conceive, secularise, secularize, citrate, equilibrate, fall, become, get, go, decline, worsen, ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate, disengage, overgrow, concentrate, break, acetify, acidify, alkalify, alkalise, alkalize, basify, ionise, ionize, ossify, catalyse, catalyze, get worse, relapse, fluctuate, break loose, burst forth, explode, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it, be born, cloud over, carbonise, carbonize, chill, cool, cool down, heat, heat up, hot up, carbonise, carbonize, carburise, carburize, freeze, boil, combust, emaciate, Frenchify, thin, inspissate, thicken, solvate, react, dissolve, fade away, fade out, discharge, empty, fill, fill up, homogenise, homogenize, homogenise, homogenize, clabber, clot, curdle, clot, coagulate, ferment, sour, turn, work, integrate, precipitate, calcify, coke, carnify, chondrify, emulsify, denitrify, esterify, etherify, thrombose, open, open up, close, shut, sorb, take up, calm, calm down, chill out, cool it, cool off, settle down, simmer down, flourish, fly high, prosper, thrive, emancipate, liberate, get into, tangle with, liquefy, catch fire, combust, conflagrate, erupt, ignite, take fire.
turn (noun) burn (noun)
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course damage inflicted by fire
the act of turning away or in the opposite direction a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
taking a short walk out and back pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
a favor for someone an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
turning or twisting around (in place)
a short performance that is part of a longer program
a movement in a new direction
an unforeseen development
a circular segment of a curve
(sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
turn (verb) burn (verb)
twist suddenly so as to sprain get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
change to the contrary undergo combustion
go sour or spoil cause to undergo combustion
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become destroy by fire
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation
change color burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
become officially one year older use up (energy)
have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to create by duplicating data
direct at someone feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
let (something) fall or spill from a container feel hot or painful
alter the functioning or setting of spend (significant amounts of money)
cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form execute by tying to a stake and setting alight
to break and turn over earth especially with a plow shine intensely, as if with heat
to change orientation or direction cause to burn or combust
cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
cause to move around or rotate
pass to the other side of
move around an axis or a center
to send or let go
cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
get by buying and selling
accomplish by rotating
undergo a change or development
cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
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