Scorch

  • 11scorch — [skôrch] vt. [ME scorchen < ? Scand, as in ON scorpna, to shrivel (< IE * (s)kerb(h) : see SHARP): sp. prob. infl. by OFr escorcher, to flay] 1. a) to char, discolor, or damage the surface of by superficial burning b) to parch, shrivel, or… …

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  • 12scorch|er — «SKR chuhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that scorches. 2. Informal. a very hot day. 3. Informal, Figurative. a person who drives or rides very fast. 4. Informal, Figurative. a scathing rebuke; withering criticism …

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  • 13scorch — scorch1 [sko:tʃ US sko:rtʃ] v [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [I and T] if you scorch something, or if it scorches, its surface burns slightly and changes colour ▪ The walls had been blackened and scorched by… …

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  • 14scorch — scorch1 [ skɔrtʃ ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive if you scorch something or it scorches, it burns enough to change color or be damaged on the surface: The forest fire was contained after scorching some ten thousand acres. Who scorched this …

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  • 15scorch — [[t]skɔ͟ː(r)tʃ[/t]] scorches, scorching, scorched 1) VERB To scorch something means to burn it slightly. [V n] The bomb scorched the side of the building. Derived words: scorched ADJ GRADED ...scorched black earth. 2) V ERG If something …

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  • 16scorch — UK [skɔː(r)tʃ] / US [skɔrtʃ] verb Word forms scorch : present tense I/you/we/they scorch he/she/it scorches present participle scorching past tense scorched past participle scorched 1) [intransitive/transitive] if you scorch something, or if it… …

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  • 17Scorch — Scorched Earth Разработчик Уэнделл Хикен Издатель Уэнделл Хикен Дата выпуска 1991 Платформы …

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  • 18scorch — /skawrch/, v.t. 1. to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly: The collar of the shirt was yellow where the iron had scorched it. 2. to parch or shrivel with heat: The sun scorched the grass. 3. to criticize severely. 4. Mach. burn1 …

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  • 19scorch — adj. Scorch is used with these nouns: ↑mark …

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  • 20scorch — 1 verb 1 (I, T) if you scorch something, or if it scorches, its surface burns slightly and changes colour: The walls had been blackened and scorched by the fire. | I scorched my new shirt with the iron. 2 (T) if strong heat scorches plants, it… …

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