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- DictionaryScorched/skôrCHt/
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"
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.
The meaning of SCORCH is to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture. How to use scorch in a sentence.
scorched. adjective. uk / skɔːtʃt / us / skɔːrtʃt /. Add to word list. 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.
verb (used with object) 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.
1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn 1. 2. To dry out or wither with intense heat: The sun scorched the plains. 3. To destroy (land and buildings) by fire or military action so as to leave nothing salvageable to an enemy army. 4. To subject to severe censure; excoriate. v.intr. 1.
scorch verb (DRIVE FAST) [ I usually + adv/prep ] old-fashioned informal. ( especially of motorcycles and cars) to travel or be driven very fast: The sports car scorched past and disappeared into the distance. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
[transitive, intransitive] scorch (something) to become or to make something become dry and brown, especially from the heat of the sun or from chemicals. scorched grass. The leaves will scorch if you water them in the sun. Wildfires have scorched over two million acres of forest. [intransitive] + adv./prep.
Scorched Definition. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Adjective. Verb. Filter. adjective. Dried, damaged or burnt by exposure to sunlight or heat. Wiktionary. Synonyms: sunbaked. parched. baked. adust. verb. Simple past tense and past participle of scorch. Wiktionary. Synonyms: burnt. shrivelled. parched. singed. roasted. dry.
Definitions of scorched. adjective. dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight. “the earth was scorched and bare”. synonyms: adust, baked, parched, sunbaked. dry. free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet. adjective.
scorch to burn and slightly damage a surface by making it too hot: I scorched my dress when I was ironing it. singe to burn the surface or edges of something slightly, usually by mistake; to be burned in this way: He singed his hair as he tried to light his cigarette.
