Word Meanings - SUNBURN - Book Publishers vocabulary database

To burn or discolor by the sun; to tan. Sunburnt and swarthy though she be. Dryden.

Related words: (words related to SUNBURN)

• THOUGHT
  imp. & p. p. of Think.
• THOUGHTLESS
  1. Lacking thought; careless; inconsiderate; rash; as, a thoughtless person, or act. 2. Giddy; gay; dissipated. Johnson. 3. Deficient in reasoning power; stupid; dull. Thoughtless as monarch oaks that shade the plain. Dryden. -- Thought"less*ly,
• DISCOLOR
  1. To alter the natural hue or color of; to change to a different color; to stain; to tinge; as, a drop of wine will discolor water; silver is discolored by sea water. 2. To alter the true complexion or appearance of; to put a false hue upon. To
• THOUGHTFUL
  1. Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind. War, horrid war, your thoughtful walks invades. Pope. 2. Attentive; careful; exercising the judgment; having the mind directed to an object; as, thoughtful
• DISCOLORATION
  1. The act of discoloring, or the state of being discolored; alteration of hue or appearance. Darwin. 2. A discolored spot; a stain. Arbuthnot.
• THOUGHT TRANSFERENCE
  Telepathy.
• DISCOLORATE
  To discolor. Fuller.
• SWARTHY
  Being of a dark hue or dusky complexion; tawny; swart; as, swarthy faces. "A swarthy Ethiope." Shak. Their swarthy hosts would darken all our plains. Addison.
• DISCOLORED
  1. Altered in color; 2. Variegated; of divers colors. That ever wore discolored arms. Chapman.
• THOUGH
  Granting, admitting, or supposing that; notwithstanding that; if. Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him. Job xiii. 15. Not that I so affirm, though so it seem. Milton. Note: It is compounded with all in although. See Although. As though, as
• BETHOUGHT
  imp. & p. p. of Bethink.
• FORETHOUGHT
  Thought of, or planned, beforehand; aforethought; prepense; hence, deliberate. "Forethought malice." Bacon.
• NEW THOUGHT
  Any form of belief in mental healing other than Christian Science and hypnotism or psychotherapy. Its central principle is affirmative thought, or suggestion, employed with the conviction that man produces changes in his health, his finances,
• ALTHOUGH
  Grant all this; be it that; supposing that; notwithstanding; though. Although all shall be offended, yet will no I. Mark xiv. 29. Syn. -- Although, Though. Although, which originally was perhaps more emphatic than though, is now interchangeable
• AFTERTHOUGHT
  Reflection after an act; later or subsequent thought or expedient.
• FORETHOUGHTFUL
  Having forethought.
• LOW-THOUGHTED
  Having one's thoughts directed toward mean or insignificant subjects.
• AFORETHOUGHT
  Premeditated; prepense; previously in mind; designed; as, malice aforethought, which is required to constitute murder. Bouvier.
• HIGHER THOUGHT
  See BELOW
• MISTHOUGHT
  Erroneous thought; mistaken opinion; error. Spenser.
• MERRYTHOUGHT
  The forked bone of a fowl's breast; -- called also wishbone. See Furculum. Note: It is a sportive custom for two persons to break this bone by pulling the ends apart to see who will get the longer piece, the securing of which is regarded as a lucky