| VERB | change | scorch, sear | make very hot and dry |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | scorch, sear, singe | become superficially burned | |
| change | scorch | destroy completely by or as if by fire | |
| change | scorch, char, blacken, sear | burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color / color | |
| change | scorch | become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions | |
| NOUN | state | scorch, singe | a surface burn |
| state | scorch | a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues | |
| attribute | scorch | a discoloration caused by heat |
| Sounds | skao'rch | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | blowtorch ... torch: 4 rhymes with aorch... | |
| Meaning | A surface burn. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | singe | |
| Broader | burn | An injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation |
| Spanish | chamusquina | |
| Verbs | scorch | burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color / color |
| scorch | make very hot and dry | |
| scorch | destroy completely by or as if by fire | |
| scorch | become superficially burned | |
| Meaning | A plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | leaf scorch | plant disease causing a burned or scorched appearance of the foliage |
| Broader | plant disease | A disease that affects plants |
| Meaning | A discoloration caused by heat. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | stain, discoloration, discolouration | A soiled or discolored appearance |
| Verbs | scorch | make very hot and dry |
| Meaning | make very hot and dry. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The heat scorched the countryside" | |
| Synonym | sear | |
| Entailed by | cauterize, cauterise, burn | Burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent |
| Narrower | sizzle | Burn or sear with a sizzling sound |
| Broader | heat, heat up | make hot or hotter |
| Spanish | abrasar, chamuscar | |
| Catalan | abrasar, socarrimar | |
| Nouns | scorch | a discoloration caused by heat |
| scorch | a surface burn | |
| Meaning | Become superficially burned. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | sear, singe | |
| Broader | burn, combust | Undergo combustion |
| Nouns | scorch | a surface burn |
| Meaning | Destroy completely by or as if by fire. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | burn, fire, burn down | Destroy by fire |
| Nouns | scorch | a surface burn |
| Meaning | Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color / color. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "the flames scorched the ceiling" | |
| Synonyms | char, blacken, sear | |
| Category | cooking, cookery, preparation | The act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat |
| Narrower | singe, swinge | Burn superficially or lightly |
| Broader | burn | Burn with heat, fire, or radiation |
| Spanish | achicharrar, carbonizar, chamuscar, requemar | |
| Catalan | abrusar, bleir, carbonitzar, recremar | |
| Nouns | scorch | a surface burn |
| Meaning | Become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun" | |
| Broader | dry, dry out | Become dry or drier |
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