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