| VERB | communication | scald, blister, whip | subject to harsh criticism |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | scald | treat with boiling water | |
| change | scald | heat to the boiling point | |
| change | scald | burn with a hot liquid / liquid or steam | |
| NOUN | state | scald | a burn cause by hot liquid / liquid or steam |
| act | scald | the act of burning with steam or hot water |
| Sounds | skao'ld | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | appalled ... so-called: 8 rhymes with aold... | |
| Meaning | A burn cause by hot liquid / liquid or steam. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | burn | An injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation |
| Spanish | escaldadura | |
| Verbs | scald | burn with a hot liquid / liquid or steam |
| Meaning | The act of burning with steam or hot water. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | burn | damage inflicted by fire |
| Spanish | escaldadura | |
| Catalan | escaldada | |
| Verbs | scald | burn with a hot liquid / liquid or steam |
| Meaning | subject to harsh criticism. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | blister, whip | |
| Broader | attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault | attack in speech or writing |
| Spanish | ampollar, azotar, fustigar | |
| Meaning | treat with boiling water. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled" | |
| Broader | process, treat | subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition |
| Meaning | heat to the boiling point. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "scald the milk" | |
| Broader | heat, heat up | make hot or hotter |
| Spanish | escaldar | |
| Meaning | Burn with a hot liquid / liquid or steam. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out" | |
| Broader | burn | Burn with heat, fire, or radiation |
| Spanish | escaldarse, escaldar, quemar | |
| Catalan | escaldar-se, escaldar | |
| Nouns | scald | the act of burning with steam or hot water |
| scald | a burn cause by hot liquid / liquid or steam | |
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