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Scorched

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Definitions for Scorched

adjective
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
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  1. a vast desert all adust
  2. land lying baked in the heat
  3. parched soil
  4. the earth was scorched and bare
  5. sunbaked salt flats
adjective
having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemy
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  1. Sherman's scorched earth policy
verb
make very hot and dry
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  1. The heat scorched the countryside
verb
become superficially burned
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  1. my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames
verb
destroy completely by or as if by fire
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  1. The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes
  2. the invaders scorched the land
verb
burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
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  1. The cook blackened the chicken breast
  2. The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece
  3. the flames scorched the ceiling
verb
become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions
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  1. The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun

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