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- Dictionaryscorched/skɔːtʃt/
adjective
- 1. burned by flames or heat: "the suburbs resembled a battlefield with row after row of burned-out homes and the scorched remains of cars"
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slightly burned, or damaged by fire or heat: The countryside was scorched after several weeks of hot sun. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. having the liquid removed. dry Is the washing dry yet, or should we leave it in the tumble dryer a bit longer? bone-dry The dog's water dish was bone dry.
SCORCH definition: 1. to (cause to) change colour with dry heat, or to burn slightly: 2. (especially of motorcycles…. Learn more.
If something scorches or is scorched, it becomes marked or changes colour because it is affected by too much heat or by a chemical.
Oct 31, 2023 · : parched or discolored by scorching. Examples of scorched in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Last week, Simcha Graiman, a worker with Zaka, a volunteer Israeli rescue organization, scraped a scorched home in Kibbutz Holit for ashes.
1. : to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture. 2. a. : to dry or shrivel with or as if with intense heat : parch. b. : to afflict painfully with censure or sarcasm. 3. : devastate. especially : to destroy (something, such as property of possible use to an advancing enemy) before abandoning used in the phrase scorched earth.
Definitions of scorch. verb. burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color. “the flames scorched the ceiling” synonyms: blacken, char, sear. see more. verb. become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions. “The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun” see more. verb. become superficially burned. synonyms: sear, singe. see more.
adjective. 1. slightly burned. the lamp with its scorched plastic shade. Her skirt was scorched, but hadn't caught alight. Several scorched items of debris have been recovered, including a life preserver marked with the name Night Watch. 2. parched or withered. scorched black earth. some patch of scorched jungle crawling with vultures.
Definition of scorch verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 1. A slight or surface burn. 2. Brown spotting on plant leaves caused by pathogens, heat, or lack of water. [Middle English scorchen, possibly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skorpna, to shrink, be shriveled .] scorch′ing·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
slightly burned, or damaged by fire or heat: The countryside was scorched after several weeks of hot sun. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. having the liquid removed. dry Is the laundry dry yet, or should we leave it in the dryer a bit longer? bone-dry The dog's water dish was bone dry.
