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English to English noun
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a surface burn |  | source: wordnet30
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a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues | | source: wordnet30
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a discoloration caused by heat | | source: wordnet30
verb
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make very hot and dry | | Example: The heat scorched the countryside
source: wordnet30
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become superficially burned | | Example: my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames
source: wordnet30
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destroy completely by or as if by fire | | Example: The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes
the invaders scorched the land
source: wordnet30
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burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color | | Example: The cook blackened the chicken breast
The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece
the flames scorched the ceiling
source: wordnet30
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become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions | | Example: The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up. | | source: webster1913
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To ride or drive at great, usually at excessive, speed; -- applied chiefly to automobilists and bicyclists. [Colloq.] | | source: webster1913
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