"burnable" meaning in English

See burnable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more burnable [comparative], most burnable [superlative]
Etymology: From burn + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|burn|able}} burn + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} burnable (comparative more burnable, superlative most burnable)
  1. Able to be burned; combustible Categories (topical): Fire Derived forms: nonburnable, unburnable Translations (able to be burned): queimável (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-burnable-en-adj-vg9mnQlo Disambiguation of Fire: 96 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 85 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 83 17

Noun

Forms: burnables [plural]
Etymology: From burn + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|burn|able}} burn + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} burnable (plural burnables)
  1. Anything that can be burned.
    Sense id: en-burnable-en-noun-qV8Rjv1Y

Inflected forms

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