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scorch
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Noun
  • a discoloration caused by heat
  • a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
  • a surface burn
Verb
  • become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions
    • The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun
  • burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
    • The cook blackened the chicken breast
    • The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece
    • the flames scorched the ceiling
  • destroy completely by or as if by fire
    • The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes
    • the invaders scorched the land
  • become superficially burned
    • my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames
  • make very hot and dry
    • The heat scorched the countryside
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