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scorch

(sk/O/r/tS/ )

a surface burn(noun.state)

Synonym:
singe

source: wordnet30
a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues(noun.state)

source: wordnet30
a discoloration caused by heat(noun.attribute)

source: wordnet30

make very hot and dry(verb.change)

Example:
The heat scorched the countryside.

Synonym:
sear

source: wordnet30
become superficially burned(verb.change)

Synonym:
sear, singe

source: wordnet30
destroy completely by or as if by fire(verb.change)

Example:
The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes.
The invaders scorched the land.

source: wordnet30
burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color(verb.change)

Example:
The flames scorched the ceiling.

Synonym:
blacken, char, sear

source: wordnet30
become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions(verb.change)

Example:
The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun.

source: wordnet30
To burn superficially; to parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; to subject to so much heat as changes color and texture without consuming; as, to scorch linen.(verb)

source: webster1913
To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up.(verb)

source: webster1913
To ride or drive at great, usually at excessive, speed; -- applied chiefly to automobilists and bicyclists. [Colloq.](verb)

source: webster1913

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