Converse of object

• avoid: On The Go In hot sunny climates, avoid sunburn.

• prevent: A top with a collar can prevent sunburn to the back of the neck.

• suffer: During these hours you are at greatly increased risk of suffering a severe sunburn which could ruin the rest of your holiday.

• treat: Treat sunburn as for other burns: with cold water to remove the heat.

• cause: Over exposure to the sun's rays causes sunburn.

• get: John Swan has a question: " Why do you always get sunburn at the cricket?

Adjective modifier

• painful: Nothing can ruin your vacation faster than painful sunburn.

• severe: The effect was to make us all look like victims of severe sunburn.

• bad: The areas that have been exposed to the shortest burst of sunlight take on the appearance of bad sunburn.

• mild: Even a mild sunburn can turn into more serious symptoms later.

• e.g.: However, their behavior patterns often took little account of risk analysis - e.g. sunburn and cars.

• serious: Action: This is very serious sunburn, and such symptoms can also indicate heat-stroke or sun stroke too.

Modifies a noun

• damage: Over time, small amounts of sunburn damage can build up and skin cancer or melanoma may develop as a result.

• pain: Activa Healthcare wants to hear from you, in order to help us understand how prevalent sunburn pain is.

• protection: SPF is a measure of how much sunburn protection the product provides.

• treatment: Take a medical kit containing a few basics such as anti-diarrhoea tablets, sunburn treatment, antiseptic cream and painkillers with you.

Preposition: during

• childhood: Protect Children - sunburn during childhood can lead to skin cancer later in life.

Noun used with modifier

• cause: These are responsible for the sun feeling hot on the skin but it is the UV rays from the sun that cause sunburn.

Preposition: before

• age: As few as one severe sunburn before the age of 18 may double the risk for developing melanoma later in life.

Preposition: in

• childhood: Research says that sunburn in childhood can double the risk of melanoma in later life.