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bridge-burning

bridge-burning adjective: that burns bridges.

Adjective

bridge-burning (comparative more bridge-burning, superlative most bridge-burning)

  1. (idiomatic) That burns bridges.

Noun

bridge-burning (countable and uncountable, plural bridge-burnings)

  1. (idiomatic) The act or process of burning bridges.

Forms of bridge-burning

Adjective
comparativemore bridge-burning
superlativemost bridge-burning
Noun
pluralbridge-burnings

Questions about bridge-burning

What does bridge-burning mean?
Bridge-burning means that burns bridges.
What part of speech is bridge-burning?
Bridge-burning can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near bridge-burning in the dictionary

  1. bridge-builder
  2. bridge-builders
  3. bridge-building
  4. bridge-burner
  5. bridge-burners
  6. bridge-burning
  7. bridge-burnings
  8. bridge-ward
  9. bridge-wards
  10. bridgeable
  11. bridgeboard

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