Words similar to burns

Example sentences for: burns

How can you use “burns” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Some conservative dictionaries published earlier in the 20th century listed a huge number of Scotticisms on the (justifiable) grounds that they would be useful in reading Burns; but most school editions containing Burns's poetry later on supplied glosses, so an ancillary reference proved unnecessary.
(Suck-up: Mr. Burns may be one of the greatest figures ever in our culture.)
The OED does not give Burns's use of the word as an example, but other Scots may have been influenced by it.
"Self-loathing burns as many calories as running."
Serum levels of ProCT as well as its component peptides are massively elevated in burns [ 11], heat stroke [ 21], systemic infections [ 13], and other inflammatory states [ 12, 22].