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windburn

/ˈwɪndbɜː(ɹ)n/

windburn noun: an irritation of the skin caused by exposure to the wind.

Noun

windburn (countable and uncountable, plural windburns)

  1. An irritation of the skin caused by exposure to the wind.
  2. Damage to a plant caused by cold and windy conditions that dry out the leaves.

windburn meaning in Tamil

windburn in Tamil

காற்றுக்காயம், காற்றுச் சிராய்ப்பு, காற்றுத் தாக்கத் தோல் வெடிப்பு

Forms of windburn

pluralwindburns

Origin of windburn

From wind + burn.

Questions about windburn

What does windburn mean?
Windburn means an irritation of the skin caused by exposure to the wind.
What is windburn in Tamil?
Windburn in Tamil is காற்றுக்காயம், காற்றுச் சிராய்ப்பு, காற்றுத் தாக்கத் தோல் வெடிப்பு. See Windburn meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is windburn?
Windburn is a noun.
How do you pronounce windburn?
Windburn is pronounced /ˈwɪndbɜː(ɹ)n/.
What is the plural of windburn?
The plural of windburn is windburns.

Words near windburn in the dictionary

  1. windbreaker
  2. windbreakered
  3. windbreakers
  4. windbreaking
  5. windbreaks
  6. windburn
  7. windburned
  8. windburning
  9. windburns
  10. windburnt
  11. windcap

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Adapted from Wiktionary: windburn (page history and authors); windburn (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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