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scorching
Overview of verb scorch
The verb scorch has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) sear, scorch -- (make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside")
2. scorch, sear, singe -- (become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames")
3. scorch -- (destroy completely by or as if by fire; "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land")
4. char, blacken, sear, scorch -- (burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling")
5. scorch -- (become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun")
Overview of adj scorching
The adj scorching has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) scorching -- (hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface; "scorching heat")
Overview of adv scorching
The adv scorching has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. scorching -- (capable of causing burns; "it was scorching hot")
Antonyms of verb scorch
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb scorch
5 senses of scorch
Sense 1
sear, scorch
=> heat, heat up
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 2
scorch, sear, singe
=> burn, combust
=> change state, turn
=> change
Sense 3
scorch
=> burn, fire, burn down
=> destroy, ruin
Sense 4
char, blacken, sear, scorch
=> burn
=> damage
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 5
scorch
=> dry, dry out
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb scorch
2 of 5 senses of scorch
Sense 1
sear, scorch
=> sizzle
Sense 4
char, blacken, sear, scorch
=> singe, swinge
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb scorch
5 senses of scorch
Sense 1
sear, scorch
=> heat, heat up
Sense 2
scorch, sear, singe
=> burn, combust
Sense 3
scorch
=> burn, fire, burn down
Sense 4
char, blacken, sear, scorch
=> burn
Sense 5
scorch
=> dry, dry out
'Cause To' of verb scorch
Derived Forms of verb scorch
4 of 5 senses of scorch
Sense 1
sear, scorch
RELATED TO>(noun) scorch#1
=> scorch, singe
RELATED TO>(noun) scorch#3
=> scorch
Sense 2
scorch, sear, singe
RELATED TO>(noun) scorch#1
=> scorch, singe
Sense 3
scorch
RELATED TO>(noun) scorch#1
=> scorch, singe
Sense 4
char, blacken, sear, scorch
RELATED TO>(noun) scorch#1
=> scorch, singe
Domain of verb scorch
1 of 5 senses of scorch
Sense 4
char, blacken, sear, scorch
TOPIC>(noun) cooking#1, cookery#1, preparation#8
Domain Terms of verb scorch
Familiarity of verb scorch
scorch used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb scorch
5 senses of scorch
Sense 1
sear, scorch
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
scorch, sear, singe
*> Something ----s
Sense 3
scorch
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 4
char, blacken, sear, scorch
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 5
scorch
*> Something ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb scorch
5 senses of scorch
Sense 1
sear, scorch
> heat, heat up
=> crispen, toast, crisp
=> scald
=> soak
=> calcine
=> preheat
=> overheat
=> sear, scorch
=> broil, bake
=> reheat
Sense 2
scorch, sear, singe
> burn, combust
=> burn down, burn up, go up
=> smolder, smoulder
=> scorch, sear, singe
=> deflagrate
=> flame
=> flare, flame up, blaze up, burn up
=> blaze
Sense 3
scorch
> burn, fire, burn down
=> backfire
=> cremate
=> torch
=> scorch
Sense 4
char, blacken, sear, scorch
> burn
=> scald
=> char, blacken, sear, scorch
Sense 5
scorch
> dry, dry out
=> scorch
=> run dry, dry out
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb scorch
Sense 1
sear, scorch
=> heat, heat up
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Sense 2
scorch, sear, singe
=> burn, combust
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Sense 3
scorch
=> burn, fire, burn down
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Sense 4
char, blacken, sear, scorch
=> burn
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Sense 5
scorch
=> dry, dry out
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Grep of verb scorch
scorch
Antonyms of adj scorching
1 sense of scorching
Sense 1
scorching
INDIRECT (VIA hot) -> cold
Similarity of adj scorching
1 sense of scorching
Sense 1
scorching
=> hot (vs. cold)
Pertainyms of adj scorching
Attributes of adj scorching
Domain of adj scorching
Domain Terms of adj scorching
Familiarity of adj scorching
scorching used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adj scorching
scorching
Antonyms of adv scorching
Synonyms of adv scorching
1 sense of scorching
Sense 1
scorching
Derived from adj scorching (Sense 1)
=>scorching
Pertainyms of adv scorching
1 sense of scorching
Sense 1
scorching
Derived from adj scorching (Sense 1)
=>scorching
Domain of adv scorching
Domain Terms of adv scorching
Familiarity of adv scorching
scorching used as an adverb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adv scorching
scorching
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