Burning
Burning adjective - Being on fire.
Fireproof
Fireproof adjective - Incapable of being burned.
Usage example: remember to store valuable papers in a fireproof box
Both words in one sentence
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An upgraded approach includes precisely burning the child's subcutaneous fat off its body, making it fireproof.
Source: Video Game / Dwarf Fortress -
The cow was wearing a fireproof blanket, to make it look like it was burning alive when it actually wasn't.
Source: Film / Andrei Rublev -
The first level of Left 4 Dead 2 sees the gang fleeing out of a burning building, down the conveniently fireproof escape route.
Source: Big Damn Fire Exit
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Fireproof and Burning. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/burning/fireproof
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