Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burn down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: burn -down
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause (a structure) to burn to nothing.

Transitive verb

verb

To burn completely, so that nothing remains.

Intransitive verb

verb

To kill (someone), especially by shooting; to attack (someone).

Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The police are hoping to find the people who burned down the cottage."
"A fire which started in the bedroom caused the cottage to burn down."
"The first Earl's Court station (1871) was a wooden hut in the middle of a market garden. It served a District connection between West Brompton and the West London Line. It managed to burn down in 1875, and the Earl's Court of today dates from 1878."

Usage

Inflected Forms

burns down (present, singular) burning down (participle, present) burned down (participle, past) burned down (past) burnt down (participle, past) burnt down (past)

Derived Forms

burndown

Phrases

burn one down burn off burn out burn up

Frequently Paired Words

burn off burn out burn up

Synonyms

burn away burn up burn burn down burn to a crisp char up cinder combure combust cremate forburn forsweal

Questions

What does burn down mean?: To cause (a structure) to burn to nothing.

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