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[ skawrch ] / skɔrtʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scorch ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly: The collar of the shirt was yellow where the iron had scorched it. to parch or shrivel with heat: The sun scorched the grass. to criticize severely. Machinery. burn1 (def. 31). to destroy (crops, towns, etc.) by or as if by fire in the path of an invading army's advance. verb (used without object)to become scorched: Milk scorches easily. Informal. to travel or drive at high speed: The car scorched along the highway. Origin of scorch1400–50; late Middle English scorchen, perhaps blend of scorcnen (<Scandinavian; compare Old Norse skorpna to shrivel) and torch1 SYNONYMS FOR scorch1 char, blister. 3 excoriate, condemn. SEE SYNONYMS FOR scorch ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR scorchSEE ANTONYMS FOR scorch ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for scorch1. See burn1. OTHER WORDS FROM scorchun·scorched, adjectivewell-scorched, adjectiveWords nearby scorchscopulate, Scopus, -scopy, scorbutic, scorbutigenic, scorch, scorched-earth policy, scorcher, scorching, scordatura, scordinema Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scorchOne of the reasons I did that Twitter feed is that I want the truth to come out, all the truth, so I can scorch the earth. Porn Professor Hugo Schwyzer Comes Clean About His Twitter Meltdown and Life as a Fraud|Richard Abowitz|August 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST And with too little bacon in the pan, not enough fat renders quickly enough and the bacon will scorch. America's Bacon Addiction|Sarah Whitman-Salkin|June 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST Speculation: The scorch might have been made by radioactivity attendant upon the resurrection. 10 Reasons the Resurrection Really Happened|Jeffrey Hart|April 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST If the scorch on the Shroud is the result of radiation, it could have been radiation that reconstituted the dead body. 10 Reasons the Resurrection Really Happened|Jeffrey Hart|April 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The first shot flew high into the air but the scorch of the fire stung the face of the man over him. The Triumph of John Kars|Ridgwell Cullum Care however must be taken not to let them dry and scorch, as it makes them very strong and unwholesome. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton That kiss seemed to scorch her lips with a fire she had never dreamed of. At any rate you ought to have remembered it when Scorch was talking that day. A Little Miss Nobody|Amy Bell Marlowe The original Time Signatures have been retained in the Scorch web pages and in the pdf files. Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy, Volume VI|Various
British Dictionary definitions for scorch
verbto burn or become burnt, so as to affect the colour, taste, etc, or to cause or feel pain to wither or parch or cause to wither from exposure to heat (intr) informal to be very hotit is scorching outside (tr) informal to criticize harshly (intr) British slang to drive or ride very fast nouna slight burn a mark caused by the application of too great heat horticulture a mark or series of marks on fruit, vegetables, etc, caused by pests or insecticides Derived forms of scorchscorching, adjectiveWord Origin for scorchC15: probably from Old Norse skorpna to shrivel up Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to scorchblister, sear, blacken, parch, melt, char, bake, scald, swelter, wither, seethe, simmer, roast, singe, cook, broil, stale, shrivel, stew |