Burns
Burns noun - Celebrated Scottish poet (1759-1796).
Lights
Both words in one sentence
- In an episode of London's Burning, John Hallam burns his eyebrows off when he lights the Christmas pudding, unaware that his elderly father-in-law has drenched it in brandy.
Source: Eyebrows Burned Off -
When she finally does deploy her chute, the debris slices through it, lights it on fire, and burns it away just a few meters from the trees.
Source: Ejection Seat -
Burns' endless barrage of requests and belittling make Homer mad enough to punch his lights out (and actually believe for a moment that he killed him).
Source: Rage Breaking Point
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Lights and Burns. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/burns/lights
Burns & Lights. N.p., 2016. Web. 12 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/burns/lights>.
Lights or Burns. 2016. Accessed August 12, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/burns/lights.
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