burn

About 11.67 uses per million words.

Meaning

noun A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
She had second-degree burns from falling in the bonfire.
noun A mark left behind by a burn; a scorch or scar caused by a burn.
Cut the cigarette burn out from the fabric.
noun An abrasion resembling a burn.
carpet burn, rope burn, rug burn, turf burn
noun A disease in vegetables, which causes discoloration that looks like a burn.
noun A sensation resembling an injury from heat or an analogous force; the quality or nature of a burning sensation caused by capsaicin.
I dread the burn of the disinfectant where it enters an open wound.
noun A physical sensation in the muscles following strenuous exercise, caused by a build-up of lactic acid.
One and, two and, keep moving; feel the burn in your thighs!
noun Anger, especially slowly mounting in intensity.
a slow burn
noun An intense non-physical sting, as left by shame or an effective insult. An effective insult, especially a clever or funny one.
sick burn