[General] a synonym question #1

[dilermando]

From Third body found in burnt-out mansion is missing daughter, investigators believe | Mail Online

Please, could you give a synonym to "burn-out" as in the sentence below?

A third body has been discovered amid the debris in the burnt-out country mansion belonging to millionaire Christopher Foster.

[Neillythere]

Hi dilermando

Try checking with answers.com:


burned-out
The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: exhausted as a result of long-time stress
Synonym: burnt-out

Meaning #2: inoperative as a result of heat or friction
Synonym: burnt-out

Meaning #3: destroyed or badly damaged by fire
Synonyms: burned, burnt, burnt-out

Hope this helps
NT