BURNT - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point

Example: burnt sienna

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

ruined by overcooking

Example: she served us underdone bacon and burnt biscuits

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

destroyed or badly damaged by fire

Example: a row of burned houses; a charred bit of burnt wood; a burned-over site in the forest; barricaded the street with burnt-out cars

Burn down, Burned-out, Cut, Burn off, Cauterize

burn – A related word in the same word family.

t – A related word in the same word family.

Languages borrow words when cultures meet—through trade, conquest, or collaboration.