TORCH

/tɔːtʃ/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 10

Definition

  1. verb burn maliciously, as by arson.
  2. noun a light usually carried in the hand.
  3. noun tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers. — synonyms: common_mullein, great_mullein, Aaron's_rod, flannel_mullein, woolly_mullein, Verbascum_thapsus
  4. noun a small portable battery-powered electric lamp. — synonyms: flashlight
  5. noun a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame. — synonyms: blowtorch, blowlamp

Examples

  • “The mob of angry villagers carried torches and pitchforks to the vampire's castle.”
  • “Ernst slipped and dropped his torch on the flagstones, shattering the bulb and plunging us into darkness.”
  • “Some hoodlums had torched a derelict automobile, which emitted a ghastly pall of thick, black smoke that filled the street.”

Anagrams of TORCH

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