Word for the day:sunburn

sunburn |ˈsʌn.bəːn|                                               *quemadura del sol (en Español)



DEFINITION

noun [ mass noun ]
reddening, inflammation, and, in severe cases, blistering and peeling of the skin caused by overexposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun.

verb (sunburns, sunburning, past and past participle sunburned or sunburnt ) [be (or get ) sunburned] suffer from sunburn: most of us managed to get sunburnt.• (as adj.sunburned or sunburnt) tanned; brown from exposure to the sun: a handsome sunburned face.• [ no obj. ] suffer from sunburn: a complexion that sunburnt easily.

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