Combust: alternatives and connections

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

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

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To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava.

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To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava.

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The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of bodies; combustion; state of ignition.

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The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of bodies; combustion; state of ignition.

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To kindle or set on fire; as, to ignite paper or wood.

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To kindle or set on fire; as, to ignite paper or wood.

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To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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Trouble; vexation; also, physical pain or smart of a sore, etc.

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To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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Violent excitement; eager passion; extreme vehemence of desire, emotion, or suffering, mastering the will.

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To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wh…

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A stream of gas or vapor emitting light and heat in the process of combustion; a bright flame.

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To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball.

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Alt. of Charr

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A thoroughly charred, and extinguished or still ignited, fragment from wood or other combustible substance; charcoal.

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To burn with a sudden and sparkling combustion, as niter; also, to snap and crackle with slight explosions when heated, as salt.

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A stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire.

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To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares.

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To kindle or set on fire; as, to ignite paper or wood.

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That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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To burn superficially; to parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; to subject to so much heat as changes color and texture without consuming; as,…

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Alt. of Sere

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To burn slightly or superficially; to burn the surface of; to burn the ends or outside of; as, to singe the hair or the skin.

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Alt. of Smoulder

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To burn and smoke without flame; to waste away by a slow and supressed combustion.

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Capable of taking fire and burning; apt to catch fire; inflammable.

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Capable of taking fire and burning; apt to catch fire; inflammable.

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The state of burning.

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The state of burning.

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The act of disharging firearms.

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The act of disharging firearms.

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Capable of being ignited.

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Capable of being ignited.

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

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

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To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava.

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To kindle or set on fire; as, to ignite paper or wood.

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