English to English
scorch
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noun (n)
- a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues(noun.state)source: wordnet30
- a discoloration caused by heat(noun.attribute)source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- make very hot and dry(verb.change)Example:
The heat scorched the countryside.
source: wordnet30 - destroy completely by or as if by fire(verb.change)Example:
The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes.
The invaders scorched the land.
source: wordnet30 - become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions(verb.change)Example:
The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun.
source: wordnet30 - To burn superficially; to parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; to subject to so much heat as changes color and texture without consuming; as, to scorch linen.(verb)source: webster1913
- To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up.(verb)source: webster1913
- To ride or drive at great, usually at excessive, speed; -- applied chiefly to automobilists and bicyclists. [Colloq.](verb)source: webster1913