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Rarescorches
The correct spelling is scorches.
How to pronounce scorches
noun
Say it like: Sco-rch-es
The correct spelling is scorches. A slight or surface burn.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A slight or surface burn.
- 2.A discolouration caused by heat.
- 3.Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi.
verb
- 1.To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it
- 2.To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy
- 3.(To cause) to become scorched or singed
- 4.To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively).
- 5.To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.
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