scorch
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a surface burn
Types & categories
- burn hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
make very hot and dry
The heat scorched the countryside
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
Types & categories
- plant disease hypernym
- leaf scorch hyponym
Sense 4 verb
become superficially burned
my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames
Types & categories
- burn hypernym
Related & opposite
- scorch derivation
Sense 5 noun
a discoloration caused by heat
Types & categories
- stain hypernym
Related & opposite
- scorch derivation
Sense 6 verb
destroy completely by or as if by fire
The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes
Types & categories
- burn hypernym
Related & opposite
- scorch derivation
Sense 7 verb
burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
The cook blackened the chicken breast
Types & categories
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Sense 8 verb
become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions
The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun
Types & categories
- dry out hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | scorch |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | singe |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | char |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | scorch |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | scorch |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | burn |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | scorch |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | scorch |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | heat |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | sizzle |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | plant disease |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | leaf scorch |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | scorch |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | burn |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | scorch |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | stain |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | scorch |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | burn |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | scorch |
| 7 | domain topic | Related & opposite | cooking |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | burn |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | singe |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | dry out |