vverb.changemake very hot and drySynset:scorch sear
Examples:- The heat scorched the countryside
Derivationally Related Form:scorch
Hypernyms:heat heat up
Inherited Hypernyms:searheatchange
Direct Hyponyms:sizzle
Full Troponyms:sizzle
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changebecome superficially burnedSynset:scorch sear singe
Examples:- my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames
Derivationally Related Form:scorch
Hypernyms:burn combust
Inherited Hypernyms:scorchburnchange statechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changeburn slightly and superficially so as to affect colorTopic:cookerycookingpreparation
Synset:blacken char scorch sear
Examples:- The cook blackened the chicken breast
- The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece
- the flames scorched the ceiling
Derivationally Related Form:scorch
Hypernyms:burn
Inherited Hypernyms:charburndamagechange
Direct Hyponyms:singeswinge
Full Troponyms:singe
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changecause to wither or parch from exposure to heatSynset:parch sear
Examples:- The sun parched the earth
Hypernyms:dry dry out
Inherited Hypernyms:parchdrychange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
adj satadj.allseverely criticalAntonyms:uncritical
Inherited Hypernyms:searing
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