United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
"Burns starred in numerous classic films during his long career as a comedian and actor."
celebrated Scottish poet (1759-1796)
"Many scholars consider Burns to be Scotland's greatest literary figure and a national icon."
plural of burn
"The first aid kit is stocked with gauze to treat minor burns on his arms."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of burn
"The sun burns my skin if I stay outside without sunscreen."
In plain English: To burn something means to damage it by exposing it to fire or extreme heat until it is charred or destroyed.
"The sun burns my skin when I stay outside too long without sunscreen."
A surname.
"The skin on his arms and legs is covered in painful burns from the boiling water."
plural of Burn
The name Burns originated as a Scottish surname derived from places containing the word for "stream," while in Ireland it was an Anglicized form of Ó Broin. In America, some families adopted the spelling as a shortened version of the Jewish surname Bernstein.