buried
/ˈbɛɹid/
adjective
Core
1.adj.placed in a grave
“the hastily buried corpses”
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buried and burned differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. buried means “placed in a grave”. burned means “treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point”. buried is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈbɛɹid/
1.adj.placed in a grave
“the hastily buried corpses”
/ˈbɝnd/
1.adj.treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
“burnt sienna”
2.adj.destroyed or badly damaged by fire
“a row of burned houses”
3.adj.ruined by overcooking
“she served us underdone bacon and burnt biscuits”
| buried | burned | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɛɹid/ | /ˈbɝnd/ |
| Said | BER-eed | burnd |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | adjective | adjective |
| Senses | 1 | 3 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | inhumed, interred | burnt |
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