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Meaning
Noun
●
A
slight
or
surface
burn.
●
A
discolouration
caused
by heat.
●
In Phytopathology:
Brown
discoloration
on the
leaves
of
plants
caused
by
heat
,
lack
of water or by fungi.
Verb
●
To
burn
the
surface
of something
so as to
discolour
it
●
To
wither
,
parch
or
destroy
something by
heat
or
fire
, especially to make
land
or
buildings
unusable
to an enemy
●
(To cause) to become
scorched
or singed
●
To
move
at
high speed
(
so as to
leave
scorch
marks
on the ground
,
physically
or figuratively).
●
To
burn
; to
destroy
by, or as by, fire.
●
To
attack
with
bitter
sarcasm
or virulence.
●
To
ride
a
bicycle
furiously
on a public highway.
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Burn
Incinerate
Vaporize
Ignite
Blacken
Combust
Liquefy
Pulverize
Shatter
Irradiate
Overheat
Carbonize
Zap
Rot
Contaminate
Smolder
Puncture
Dry
Fire
Drench
Frost
Liquify
Melt
Pierce
Heat
Engulf
Ravage
Burning
Scratch
Corrode
Molten
Destroy
Bruise
Kill
Discolouration
Flame
Disintegrate
Defoliation
Freeze
Lacerate
Impale
Slag
Discolour
Blistering
Fry
Infestation
Discolor
Damage
Discoloration
Flatten
Scab
Splatter
Irritate
Vaporise
Smother
Harm
Scatter
Ash
Itch
Heat Up
Burn Away
Catch Fire
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Rhymes
Torch
Porch
Blorch
Scorch
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