scorch
scorch is a 6-letter English word with 13 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. 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.
- transitive verb. To affect painfully with heat, or as with heat; to dry up with heat; to affect as by heat.
- transitive verb. To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.
- intransitive verb. To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up.
- intransitive verb. To burn or be burnt.
- noun. a discoloration caused by heat
- noun. a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
- noun. a surface burn
- verb. become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions
"The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"
- verb. make very hot and dry
"The heat scorched the countryside"
- verb. burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
"The cook blackened the chicken breast"
"The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"
- verb. destroy completely by or as if by fire
"The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"
"the invaders scorched the land"
- verb. become superficially burned
"my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"
Synonyms
Common word forms
scorchs, scorched, scorcher, scorches, scorching
Words from these letters
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