Burn and Shine

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Burn

Burn verb - To be on fire especially brightly.
Usage example: all evening long we just sat there, contentedly watching the Yule log burn
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Shine is a synonym for burn in light topic. In some cases you can use "Shine" instead a verb "Burn", when it comes to topics like radiate light or heat.
Nearby Words: burning, burned, burnt, burnout, burner

Shine

Shine verb - To emit rays of light.
Usage example: the sun appears to shine particularly brightly in summer because that is when it's closest to the Earth
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Burn is a synonym for shine in property topic. You can use "Burn" instead a verb "Shine", if it concerns topics such as light, radiate light or heat, give off or reflect light.
Nearby Words: shining, shiny, shiner

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fire burn fire shine fire
place burn place shine place
clothes burn clothes shine clothes
time burn time shine time
Other words: head.

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  • Film / The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug The last line of the Laketown Prophecy ("And the lake will shine and burn...") is said while the waters of the lake are afire from the light of the setting sun, giving us a taste of the city's potential destruction by Smaug.
    Source: Film / The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
  • Film / Samson vs. the Vampire Women Bond Villain Stupidity: The vampires finally have El Santo in their power, tied up and helpless, but decide to remove El Santo's mask FIRST, giving time for the sun to shine in and burn them up.
    Source: Film / Samson vs. the Vampire Women
  • For example, "but just below where you shine you burn" references the fact that it's used to make thermite and "every time you're here I forget" comes from various medical studies that have shown a possible connection between excessive aluminum exposure and Alzheimer's Disease.
    Source: Genius Bonus / Music
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