Stream vs. Burn

Stream vs. Burn — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Stream and Burn

Streamnoun

A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.

Burnnoun

A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.

She had second-degree burns from falling in the bonfire.

Streamnoun

A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air).

He poured the milk in a thin stream from the jug to the glass.

Burnnoun

A sensation resembling such an injury.

chili burn from eating hot peppers

Streamnoun

Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.

Her constant nagging was to him a stream of abuse.

Burnnoun

The act of burning something with fire.

They're doing a controlled burn of the fields.
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Streamnoun

All moving waters.

Burnnoun

(slang) An intense non-physical sting, as left by shame or an effective insult.

Streamnoun

(computing) A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially.

Burnnoun

(slang) An effective insult, often in the expression sick burn excellent or badass insult.

Streamnoun

(figurative) A particular path, channel, division, or way of proceeding.

Haredi Judaism is a stream of Orthodox Judaism characterized by rejection of modern secular culture.

Burnnoun

Physical sensation in the muscles following strenuous exercise, caused by build-up of lactic acid.

One and, two and, keep moving; feel the burn!
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Streamnoun

A division of a school year by perceived ability.

All of the bright kids went into the A stream, but I was in the B stream.

Burnnoun

Tobacco.

Streamverb

(intransitive) To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.

Burnnoun

(computing) The writing of data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.

Streamverb

To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind.

A flag streams in the wind.

Burnnoun

The operation or result of burning or baking, as in brickmaking.

They have a good burn.

Streamverb

(Internet) To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client.

Burnnoun

A disease in vegetables; brand.

Streamnoun

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

Burnnoun

A stream.

Streamnoun

dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas;

two streams of development run through American historystream of consciousnessthe flow of thoughtthe current of history

Burnverb

(transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.

He burned his manuscript in the fireplace.

Streamnoun

a steady flow (usually from natural causes);

the raft floated downstream on the currenthe felt a stream of air

Burnverb

(intransitive) To be consumed by fire, or in flames.

He watched the house burn.

Streamnoun

the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

Burnverb

(transitive) To overheat so as to make unusable.

He burned the toast. The blacksmith burned the steel.

Streamnoun

something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously;

a stream of people emptied from the terminalthe museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors

Burnverb

(intransitive) To become overheated to the point of being unusable.

The grill was too hot and the steak burned.

Streamverb

to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind;

their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind

Burnverb

(transitive) To make or produce by the application of fire or burning heat.

to burn a hole;to burn letters into a block

Streamverb

exude profusely;

She was streaming with sweatHis nose streamed blood

Burnverb

(transitive) To injure (a person or animal) with heat or chemicals that produce similar damage.

She burned the child with an iron, and was jailed for ten years.

Streamverb

move in large numbers;

people were pouring out of the theaterbeggars pullulated in the plaza

Burnverb

To cauterize.

Streamverb

rain heavily;

Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!

Burnverb

(ambitransitive) To sunburn.

She forgot to put on sunscreen and burned.

Streamverb

flow freely and abundantly;

Tears streamed down her face

Burnverb

(transitive) To consume, injure, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does.

to burn the mouth with pepper

Burnverb

(intransitive) To be hot, e.g. due to embarrassment.

The child's forehead was burning with fever.Her cheeks burned with shame.

Burnverb

To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize.

A human being burns a certain amount of carbon at each respiration.to burn iron in oxygen

Burnverb

To combine energetically, with evolution of heat.

Copper burns in chlorine.

Burnverb

To write data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.

We’ll burn this program onto an EEPROM one hour before the demo begins.

Burnverb

To betray.

The informant burned him.

Burnverb

To insult or defeat.

I just burned you again.

Burnverb

(transitive) To waste (time); to waste money or other resources.

We have an hour to burn.The company has burned more than a million dollars a month this year.

Burnverb

In certain games, to approach near to a concealed object which is sought.

You're cold... warm... hot... you're burning!

Burnverb

To accidentally touch a moving stone.

Burnverb

In pontoon, to swap a pair of cards for another pair, or to deal a dead card.

Burnverb

(photography) To increase the exposure for certain areas of a print in order to make them lighter (compare dodge).

Burnverb

To be converted to another element in a nuclear fusion reaction, especially in a star

Burnverb

To discard.

Burnverb

To shoot someone with a firearm.

Burnnoun

pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

Burnnoun

a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun

Burnnoun

an injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation

Burnnoun

a burned place or area

Burnnoun

damage inflicted by burning

Burnverb

destroy by fire;

They burned the house and his diaries

Burnverb

shine intensely, as if with heat;

The coals were glowing in the darkThe candles were burning

Burnverb

undergo combustion;

Maple wood burns well

Burnverb

cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort;

The sun burned his face

Burnverb

cause to burn or combust;

The sun burned off the fogWe combust coal and other fossil fuels

Burnverb

feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion;

She was burning with angerHe was burning to try out his new skies

Burnverb

cause to undergo combustion;

burn garbageThe car burns only Diesel oil

Burnverb

burn at the stake;

Witches were burned in Salem

Burnverb

spend (significant amounts of money);

He has money to burn

Burnverb

feel hot or painful;

My eyes are burning

Burnverb

burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent;

The surgeon cauterized the wart

Burnverb

get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun

Burnverb

create by duplicating data;

cut a diskburn a CD

Burnverb

use up (energy);

burn off calories through vigorous exercise

Burnverb

burn with heat, fire, or radiation;

The iron burnt a hole in my dress