scorch

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I agree with everything you say, except I miss the 'scorch the earth' part.

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a surface burn

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The clearest senses and uses of scorch gathered in one view.

noun

a surface burn

noun

a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues

noun

a discoloration caused by heat

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for scorch.

noun

a surface burn

noun

a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues

noun

a discoloration caused by heat

verb

make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside"

verb

become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"

verb

destroy completely by or as if by fire; "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land"

verb

burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling"

verb

become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"

Example sentences

I agree with everything you say, except I miss the 'scorch the earth' part.

This had to be done in a way that kept the creaminess and didn't burn or scorch the milk and that wouldn't spoil.

The problem is that Microsoft spewed out crap for years and people are suffering because the only way they can contain it is to scorch the earth.

The defendant microsoft still has enough market clout left to scorch the metaphorical earth and poison the well for the rest of the industry.

[edit: or because the CEO is a paranoid psychopath and wants to scorch the earth, enforce fealty, and redact the founder from the company history.

Or was it a threat to existing platform profits that it temporarily pushed back via antitrust-inducing bundling tactics in order to scorch the earth for others trying to make inroads?

However if you build an enclosure, you can filter the exhaust to ensure that it's safe.- Don't know why liability is a problem, not American.- It won't scorch most synthetic fabrics, it will melt them.