sunburn

4 definitions found

sunburn - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sunburn \Sun"burn`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sunburnedor
     Sunburnt; p. pr. & vb. n. Sunburning.]
     To burn or discolor by the sun; to tan.
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           Sunburnt and swarthy though she be.      --Dryden.
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  Sunburn \Sun"burn`\, n.
     The burning or discoloration produced on the skin by the heat
     of the sun; tan.
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sunburn - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  sunburn
      n 1: a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays
           of the sun [syn: tan, suntan, sunburn, burn]
      2: redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun
         [syn: sunburn, erythema solare]
      v 1: get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun [syn: sunburn,
           burn]

sunburn - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "sunburn":
     brand, bronze, brown, burn, embrown, infuscate, mat burn, rust,
     scald, scorch, sear, second-degree burn, singe, sunscald, suntan,
     tan, third-degree burn, windburn