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71scorching — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Hot] Syn. fiery, searing, sweltering; see burning 1 , hot 1 . 2. [Harsh] Syn. caustic, derisive, curt; see sarcastic , scornful 1 , 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Marked by much heat: ardent, baking,… …
72sear — [[t]sɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] sears, searing, seared 1) VERB To sear something means to burn its surface with a sudden intense heat. [V n] Grass fires have seared the land near the farming village of Basekhai. 2) VERB If something sears a part of your body,… …
73blistering — adjective 1) blistering heat Syn: intense, extreme, ferocious, fierce; scorching, searing, blazing, burning, fiery; informal boiling, baking, roasting, sweltering Ant: mild, icy …
74hot — adjective 1) hot food Syn: heated, piping hot, sizzling, steaming, roasting, boiling (hot), searing, scorching, scalding, burning, red hot Ant: cold, chilled 2) …
75scorching — adjective 1) the scorching July sun Syn: extremely hot, red hot, blazing, flaming, fiery, burning, blistering, searing, sweltering, torrid, broiling; informal boiling (hot), baking (hot), sizzling Ant …
76burning — adj 1. blazing, ablaze, raging, on fire, afire, fiery; flaming, aflame, smoking, ignited; very hot, boiling, scalding, scorching, sizzling; smoldering, simmering, parching; roasting, broiling, grilling, baking, toasting. 2. gleaming, agleam,… …
77sear — v. & adj. v.tr. 1 a scorch, esp. with a hot iron; cauterize, brand. b (as searing adj.) scorching, burning (searing pain). 2 cause pain or great anguish to. 3 brown (meat) quickly at a high temperature so that it will retain its juices in cooking …
78Abandoned — A*ban doned ([.a]*b[a^]n d[u^]nd), a. 1. Forsaken, deserted. Your abandoned streams. Thomson. [1913 Webster] 2. Self abandoned, or given up to vice; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked; as, an abandoned villain.… …
79Actual cautery — Cautery Cau ter*y, n.; pl. {Cauteries}. [L. cauterium, Gr. ?. See {Cauter}.] 1. (Med.) A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode, or destroy animal tissue. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
80Caustic — Caus tic, Caustical Caus tic*al, a. [L. caustucs, Ge. ?, fr. ? to burn. Cf. {Calm}, {Ink}.] 1. Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive; searing. [1913 Webster] 2. Severe;… …
