scald
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
Types & categories
- burn hypernym
Related & opposite
- scald derivation
Sense 2 verb
subject to harsh criticism
The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday
Types & categories
- lash out hypernym
Sense 3 noun
the act of burning with steam or hot water
Types & categories
- burn hypernym
Related & opposite
- scald derivation
Sense 4 verb
treat with boiling water
scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled
Types & categories
- process hypernym
Sense 5 verb
heat to the boiling point
scald the milk
Types & categories
- heat hypernym
Sense 6 verb
burn with a hot liquid or steam
She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out
Types & categories
- burn hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | scald |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | burn |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | lash out |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | scald |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | burn |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | process |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | heat |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | scald |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | scald |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | burn |