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scorch

verb as in burn

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One of the reasons I did that Twitter feed is that I want the truth to come out, all the truth, so I can scorch the earth.

And with too little bacon in the pan, not enough fat renders quickly enough and the bacon will scorch.

Speculation: The scorch might have been made by radioactivity attendant upon the resurrection.

If the scorch on the Shroud is the result of radiation, it could have been radiation that reconstituted the dead body.

Cold words freeze people, and hot words scorch them, and bitter words make them bitter, and wrathful words make them wrathful.

Losses, mistakes, discouragements and disappointments scorch with burning blisters the lining of our lives.

Sometimes they scorch them off their bodies by means of a lighted stick—a kind office which Yamba performed for me.

There was a second dash upon the stove, and another scorch in the slip.

Even with a helper wouldn't you probably scorch the mutton or else burn yourself to death with the hot grease?

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On this page you'll find 60 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to scorch, such as: bake, blacken, char, melt, parch, and sear.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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