1 to burn

2 to ignite

3 to light

4 fig. to spark off (hopes)

5 to start (debate)

6 to raise (hopes)

1 to light

2 to set off (firecrackers etc)

1 to ignite

2 to combust

3 to burn

4 combustion

5 flaming

1 to ignite

2 to set on fire

3 aflame

1 fuel

1 lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence

2 sth malevolent returns to haunt one

1 burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife

1 lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation

2 extreme emergency