| NOUN | artifact | torch | a light usually carried in the hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| plant | torch, common mullein, great mullein, Aaron's rod, flannel mullein, woolly mullein, Verbascum thapsus | tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers | |
| artifact | torch, flashlight | a small portable battery-powered electric lamp | |
| artifact | torch, blowtorch, blowlamp | a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame | |
| VERB | change | torch | burn maliciously, as by arson |
| Sounds | tao'rch | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | blowtorch ... scorch: 4 rhymes with aorch... | |
| Meaning | A light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | flambeau | A flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night) |
| Broader | light, light source | Any device serving as a source of illumination |
| Spanish | antorcha, linterna | |
| Catalan | torxa | |
| Verbs | torch | burn maliciously, as by arson |
| Meaning | tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches. | |
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| Synonyms | common mullein, great mullein, Aaron's rod, flannel mullein, woolly mullein, Verbascum thapsus | |
| Broader | mullein, flannel leaf, velvet plant | Any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers |
| Spanish | gordolobo, verbascum thapsus | |
| Catalan | verbascum thapsus, Verbascum thapsus | |
| Meaning | A small portable battery-powered electric lamp. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | flashlight | |
| Parts | flashlight battery | A small dry battery containing dry cells |
| Narrower | penlight | A small flashlight resembling a fountain pen |
| Broader | electric lamp | A lamp powered by electricity |
| Spanish | flash, lámpara, linterna | |
| Catalan | llanterna | |
| Meaning | A burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | blowtorch, blowlamp | |
| Narrower | oxyacetylene torch | A blowtorch that burns oxyacetylene |
| Broader | burner | An apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse) |
| Spanish | soplete | |
| Catalan | bufador | |
| Verbs | torch | burn maliciously, as by arson |
| Meaning | Burn maliciously, as by arson. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The madman torched the barns" | |
| Broader | burn, fire, burn down | Destroy by fire |
| Catalan | calar foc a | |
| Nouns | torch | a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame |
| torch | a light usually carried in the hand | |
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