Indicates that the speaker is physically hurt due to contact with fire or heat.

simple past tense and past participle of burn the midnight oil

A nickname for portions of Western New York State, where there was much religious fervor during the Second Great Awakening.

simple past tense and past participle of burn one's bridges

The destruction, removal, or recalling of books, motion pictures, broadcasts, or electronic works as a form of censorship, especially motivated by religious or political objections to the material.

Desiccation caused by being kept in a freezer too long.

An event held on the evening of 25th January in celebration of the Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns (born on that day in 1759), usually involving Scottish foods and recitals of his poetry.

(transitive) To destroy by fire. / (intransitive) To become extinguished due to lack of fuel. / (intransitive) To become nonfunctional (especially of lightbulbs or similar light-producing devices).

(idiomatic) (of a person) The condition of tiredness due to overwork.

(physics, astronomy) the nucleosynthesis process, in stars of greater than 8 solar mass that have exhausted their helium supply, in which carbon is converted to neon, sodium, magnesium and other elements