Definition: cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
Usage: The sun parched the earth
Definition: remove the moisture from and make dry
Usage: dry clothes; dry hair
Definition: make very hot and dry
Usage: The heat scorched the countryside
Definition: make hot or hotter
Usage: the sun heats the oceans; heat the water on the stove
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: burn
Definition: burn with heat, fire, or radiation
Usage: The iron burnt a hole in my dress
Definition: become superficially burned
Usage: my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames
Synonyms: dried-up, sear, sere, shriveled, shrivelled, withered
Definition: (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
Usage: dried-up grass; the desert was edged with sere vegetation; shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings; withered vines
Similar words: dry
Definition: free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
Usage: dry land; dry clothes; a dry climate; dry splintery boards; a dry river bed; the paint is dry