As verbs the difference between burns and scald
is that
burns is third-person singular of burn while
scald is to burn with hot liquid.
As nouns the difference between burns and scald
is that
burns is plural of lang=en while
scald is a burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by hot liquid or steam.
As a proper noun Burns
is {{surname}.
As an adjective scald is
affected with the scab; scabby.