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scorch
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- pronunciation:
- skorch
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
scorches, scorching, scorched |
| definition 1: |
to burn slightly, esp. without setting aflame.
She scorched her blouse with the iron.- synonyms:
- char, sear, singe
- similar words:
- blacken, blister, brown, burn, scald, scathe, toast
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| definition 2: |
to dry or wither by subjecting to intense heat.
The sun scorched a patch of grass in our lawn.- synonyms:
- parch, sear
- similar words:
- bake, burn, dehydrate, dry, shrivel, toast, torrefy, wither
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| definition 3: |
to criticize harshly; censure.
The new play was scorched by the critics.- synonyms:
- blister, excoriate, flay
- similar words:
- attack, blast, castigate, censure, criticize, lacerate, scathe, slam, wither
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| related words: |
char, singe |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become scorched or discolored.
That fabric will scorch if the iron is too hot.- synonyms:
- discolor, sear
- similar words:
- blacken, blister, brown, burn, char, parch, shrivel, toast
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a slight burn, or a mark left by it.
You can't wear that shirt to the meeting; there is a scorch right on the pocket.- synonyms:
- sear, singe
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