burn, combust
(verb) undergo combustion; “Maple wood burns well”
combust
(verb) cause to become violent or angry; “Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan”
erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate
(verb) start to burn or burst into flames; “Marsh gases ignited suddenly”; “The oily rags combusted spontaneously”
burn, combust
(verb) cause to burn or combust; “The sun burned off the fog”; “We combust coal and other fossil fuels”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
combust (third-person singular simple present combusts, present participle combusting, simple past and past participle combusted)
To burn; to catch fire.
(intransitive, figuratively) To erupt with enthusiasm or boisterousness.
• deflagrate
• detonate
combust (comparative more combust, superlative most combust)
(obsolete) Burnt.
(astrology) In close conjunction with the sun (so that its astrological influence is "burnt up"), sometimes specified to be within 8 degrees 30'.
combust
(obsolete) That which undergoes burning.
Source: Wiktionary
Com*bust", a. Etym: [L. combustus, p. p. of comburere to burn up; com- + burere (only in comp.), of uncertian origin; cf. bustum fineral pyre, prurire to itch, pruna a live coal, Gr. plush to burn.]
1. Burnt; consumed. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. (Astron.)
Definition: So near the sun as to be obscured or eclipsed by his light, as the moon or planets when not more than eight degrees and a half from the sun. [Obs.] Planets that are oft combust. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 June 2025
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
