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scorches

scorches is the plural of scorch.

scorches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scorch.

Meaning of scorch

Noun

scorch (countable and uncountable, plural scorches)

  1. A slight or surface burn.
    Synonyms:
    singe
  2. A discolouration caused by heat.
  3. Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi.

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Phrases with scorches

Questions about scorches

What is scorches the plural of?
Scorches is the plural of scorch.

Words near scorches in the dictionary

  1. scorched-earth policies
  2. scorched-earth policy
  3. scorchedness
  4. scorcher
  5. scorchers
  6. scorches
  7. scorches up
  8. scorchest
  9. scorcheth
  10. scorching
  11. scorching hot

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scorches (page history and authors); scorch (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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