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| 1. | [ verb ] make very hot and dry | |
| Synonyms: | scorch | |
| Examples: | "The heat scorched the countryside" |
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| Related terms: | heat sizzle scorch | |
| 2. | [ verb ] become superficially burned | |
| Synonyms: | singe scorch | |
| Examples: | "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames" |
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| Related terms: | burn scorch | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture | |
| Synonyms: | shriveled dried-up shrivelled withered sere | |
| Examples: | "dried-up grass" "the desert was edged with sere vegetation" "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings" "withered vines" |
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| Related terms: | vegetation dry | |
| 4. | [ verb ] cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat | |
| Synonyms: | parch scorch | |
| Examples: | "The sun parched the earth" |
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| Related terms: | dry | |
| Similar spelling: |
sere Sera Sehr seer sea-ear Seyer sewer serra serow Serio Seery Serrao swear shear |
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