Also Inflected form of burn
burnt
adjective
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English brent, brynt; by surface analysis, burn + t.
Phrases
- a burnt child dreads the fire
- better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stick
- Burnt Bridge
- burnt cream
- burnt ear
- burnt ends
- burnt knight
- burnt lime
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Word family
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