scorched
skawrcht
- v make very hot and dry
The heat scorched the countryside - v become superficially burned
- v destroy completely by or as if by fire
The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes
the invaders scorched the land - v burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
the flames scorched the ceiling - v become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions
The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun - s dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
the earth was scorched and bare - s having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemy
Sherman's scorched earth policy
- Startled by the report that Japanese were outside the walls of Changsha, midway between Hankow and Canton, zealous city officials last week hurried to carry out their "scorched.
- You've scorched your last dress shirt.
- If the German break-through this week was as extensive as the Nazis claimed, there was only one substantial Soviet hope left: the classic scorched earth.