Dictionary Check: burnt

"burnt" is a valid word!

Scrabble 7 points
Words with Friends 10 points

Definition

adjective

ruined by overcooking

Example: "she served us underdone bacon and burnt biscuits"
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adjective

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

Example: "burnt sienna"
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adjective

destroyed or badly damaged by fire

Example: "a row of burned houses"
verb

destroy by fire

Example: "They burned the house and his diaries"
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verb

shine intensely, as if with heat

Example: "The coals were glowing in the dark"
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verb

undergo combustion

Example: "Maple wood burns well"
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