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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.
to ( cause to) change colour with dry heat, or to burn slightly: The iron was too hot and he scorched the shirt. The surrounding buildings were scorched by the heat of the explosion. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to make fire or damage with fire. burn The fire was still burning after 24 hours. burn (fuel) The car burns biofuel.
adjective. ˈskȯrcht. Synonyms of scorched. : 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.
transitive verb. 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.
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.
If something scorches or is scorched, it becomes marked or changes colour because it is affected by too much heat or by a chemical.
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.
[transitive, intransitive] to burn and slightly damage a surface by making it too hot; to be slightly burned by heat. scorch (something) I scorched my dress when I was ironing it. Don't stand so near the fire—your coat is scorching! scorch something + adj. The buildings around us were scorched black by the fire. Synonyms burn. Want to learn more?
to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly: The collar of the shirt was yellow where the iron had scorched it. Synonyms: blister, char. to parch or shrivel with heat: The sun scorched the grass. to criticize severely. Synonyms: condemn, excoriate.
verb. destroy completely by or as if by fire. “The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes” “the invaders scorched the land” synonyms: scathe. see more. noun. a surface burn. synonyms: singe. see more. noun.
