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Scorch Very Common

Scorch has 10 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a surface burn

2

a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues

3

a discoloration caused by heat

4

A slight or surface burn.

Verb
1

make very hot and dry

"The heat scorched the countryside"

2

become superficially burned

"my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"

3

destroy completely by or as if by fire

"The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"

"the invaders scorched the land"

4

burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

"The cook blackened the chicken breast"

"The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"

"the flames scorched the ceiling"

5

become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions

"The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"

6

To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it

Example Sentences
"The heat scorched the countryside" verb
"my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames" verb
"The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes" verb
"the invaders scorched the land" verb
"The cook blackened the chicken breast" verb
"The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece" verb
"the flames scorched the ceiling" verb
"The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun" verb
See Also
sear scorchingly brown forscald plant burn iga ware unusable
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
burn plant disease stain heat dry
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
leaf scorch sizzle singe
Rhyming Words
rch arch torch march parch virch lurch borch murch kerch garch burch merch zorch perch porch harch lorch birch starch
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