burnt
a simple past tense and past participle of burn1.
Fine Arts.
of or showing earth pigments that have been calcined and changed to a deeper and warmer color: burnt ocher.
of or showing colors having a deeper or grayer hue than is usually associated with them: burnt orange; burnt rose.
Origin of burnt
1Other words from burnt
- un·burnt, adjective
- well-burnt, adjective
Words Nearby burnt
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How to use burnt in a sentence
For Paul, the thrill of breakfast with the Reverend, may be giving way to the taste of burnt toast.
I learned some things I can't unlearn: human kneecaps look like rocks; bones when burnt, shrink and twist.
Knowing Where the Bodies Are Buried: An Excerpt From 'Lives in Ruins' | Marilyn Johnson | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat does the preciousness of our white flesh represent in contrast to burnt brown bodies created by our bombs?
Thank Goodness We’ve Got A Plan! Let the War Begin! | Michael Carson | September 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis complexion was ruddy, his fair skin burnt from time in the sun.
Omran, who was 17 at the time, was completely bald, weak, and as frail as a burnt match.
He noticed at the same time several burnt matches between his cushions and her chair.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodThe Dutch fleet attacked burnt island, in Scotland, but were repulsed.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThat night one of them endeavored to storm the magazine, burnt and plundered the station, and marched off towards Delhi.
The Red Year | Louis TracyThey burnt the chosen city of holiness, and made the streets thereof desolate according to the prediction of Jeremias.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousLater on he became intensely critical of his own work, and finally bought up all the copies he could lay hands on and burnt them!
Music-Study in Germany | Amy Fay
British Dictionary definitions for burnt
/ (bɜːnt) /
a past tense and past participle of burn 1
affected by or as if by burning; charred
(of various pigments, such as ochre and orange) calcined, with a resultant darkening of colour
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