verb
make very hot and dry
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- The heat scorched the countryside
verb
become superficially burned
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- my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames
verb
burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
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- The cook blackened the chicken breast
- The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece
- the flames scorched the ceiling
verb
cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
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- The sun parched the earth
adjective
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
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- dried-up grass
- the desert was edged with sere vegetation
- shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings
- withered vines