scorch
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4.8
- noun
- /skɔrtʃ/
:
marca de quemadura
- The child pointed at the scorch marks on the wall left behind from the firecracker explosion.
- a scorch mark
- a black scorch
- see the scorch
And I didn't know about the scorch marks then.
- And I didn't know about the scorch marks then.
Examples
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Scorch marks on the nearby hills: wide swaths of charred earth the snows had somehow been unable to conceal.
Fiction book (1992) -
In 1991, Roscoe himself saw scorch marks still visible on coconut palms in the old village site.
Academic text (2003) -
There were burn Marks and scorch marks on the sides of some of the trees.
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You can see the scorch marks here on the stainless steel.
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Clearly the scorch marks are important and suggest a way in which this object was cooked.
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Look at the scorch mark where the sabot round hit.
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I thought of Hannibal as I saw the scorch marks on the walls from all those centuries ago.
Blog text (26) -
There were dents and scrapes everywhere, black scorch marks on the hatch, and weld marks around the new acceleration couches.
Fiction book (2001) -
The windows on all the top floors were blown out, and there were scorch marks visible on the concrete facade, either from the blast itself or from the resulting fires, but beyond that, the structure itself seemed largely untouched.
Fiction book (1996) -
The detective examined the evidence and found scorch marks on the furniture that indicated a recent fire.
Synonyms
468
1.0
A visible line, spot, scratch, or stain on a surface
157
1.8
An injury to the skin caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or the sun
11
2.4
A dark spot on skin or cloth made when something hot touches it
7
4.4
A burn to the skin caused by very hot liquid or steam
6
5.2
A small mark a cigarette makes on skin or clothes
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4.0
A burn caused by hot liquid or steam
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5.3
A small burn on the surface of something caused by brief heat
1
9.9
A dry dark scab of dead skin formed after a burn or infection
Leaves with brown edges that look burned from heat, drought or poor watering
Compounds
- Specialized
Leaves with brown edges that look burned from heat, drought or poor watering
How Burned
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scorch as a noun names a burned or singed mark, and the word comes from the old French escorchier meaning 'to strip the skin'. A scorch is simply the damaged, browned surface left after burning.