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scorched |
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 -------------- Grep of noun scorched scorched-earth policy 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 scorched The adj scorched has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) adust, baked, parched, scorched, sunbaked -- (dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; "a vast desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat"; "parched soil"; "the earth was scorched and bare"; "sunbaked salt flats") 2. scorched -- (having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemy; "Sherman's scorched earth policy") 3. scorched -- (damaged or discolored by superficial burning:"the scorched blouse tore easily") Antonyms of adj scorched 3 senses of scorched Sense 1 adust, baked, parched, scorched, sunbaked INDIRECT (VIA dry) -> wet Sense 2 scorched INDIRECT (VIA destroyed) -> preserved Sense 3 scorched INDIRECT (VIA damaged) -> undamaged Similarity of adj scorched 3 senses of scorched Sense 1 adust, baked, parched, scorched, sunbaked => dry (vs. wet) Sense 2 scorched => destroyed (vs. preserved) Sense 3 scorched => damaged (vs. undamaged) Attributes of adj scorched Familiarity of adj scorched scorched used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj scorched scorched 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 scorched The adj scorched has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) adust, baked, parched, scorched, sunbaked -- (dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; "a vast desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat"; "parched soil"; "the earth was scorched and bare"; "sunbaked salt flats") 2. scorched -- (having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemy; "Sherman's scorched earth policy") 3. scorched -- (damaged or discolored by superficial burning:"the scorched blouse tore easily")
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