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Burner

One who, or that which, burns or sets fire to anything.

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Broader term 1

Apparatus 76% connected

of Apparatus

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Narrower term 1

Torch 76% connected

A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as of resinous wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp giving a large, flaring flame.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Burn 74% connected

To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn up wood.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Burn 74% connected

To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn up wood.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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