BurningWordNet Explorer
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noun
the act of burning something
Words in this synset: combustion
noun
the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
noun
malicious burning to destroy property
noun
the act of setting something on fire
noun
the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes
noun
the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
noun
execution by fire
Words in this synset: burning_at_the_stake
noun
putting a condemned person to death