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scorching |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb scorch 1 of 4 senses of scorch Sense 1 sear, scorch => sizzle Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb scorch 1 of 4 senses of scorch Sense 1 sear, scorch => sizzle Entailment of verb scorch Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb scorch 4 senses of scorch Sense 1 sear, scorch => heat, heat up Sense 2 char, blacken, scorch => burn Sense 3 singe, swinge, scorch => burn Sense 4 parch, scorch, sear => dry, dry out Familiarity of verb scorch scorch used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb scorch Sense 1 sear, scorch => heat, heat up -------------- Sense 2 char, blacken, scorch => burn -------------- Sense 3 singe, swinge, scorch => burn -------------- Sense 4 parch, scorch, sear => dry, dry out -------------- Overview of verb scorch The verb scorch has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) sear, scorch -- (make very hot; "searing heat") 2. char, blacken, scorch -- (burn so as to affect color or taste; "blackened chicken breast"; "The ceiling above the fireplace was charred") 3. singe, swinge, scorch -- (burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows") 4. parch, scorch, sear -- (cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth") 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 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) Attributes of adj scorching Familiarity of adj scorching scorching used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj scorching scorching Overview of verb scorch The verb scorch has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) sear, scorch -- (make very hot; "searing heat") 2. char, blacken, scorch -- (burn so as to affect color or taste; "blackened chicken breast"; "The ceiling above the fireplace was charred") 3. singe, swinge, scorch -- (burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows") 4. parch, scorch, sear -- (cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth") 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")
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