Main entry: scorch
Definition: a discoloration caused by heat
Main entry: scorch
Definition: a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
Definition: a surface burn
Main entry: scorch
Definition: become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions
Usage: The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun
Definition: make very hot and dry
Usage: The heat scorched the countryside
Main entry: blacken, char, sear, scorch
Definition: burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
Usage: The cook blackened the chicken breast; The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece; the flames scorched the ceiling
Main entry: scorch
Definition: destroy completely by or as if by fire
Usage: The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes; the invaders scorched the land
Main entry: scorch, singe, sear
Definition: become superficially burned
Usage: my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames