scorches

Noun

• a surface burn
• a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
• a discoloration caused by heat
• plural of scorch

Verb

• make very hot and dry
• become superficially burned
• destroy completely by or as if by fire
• burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
• become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions
• third-person singular simple present indicative of scorch

Synonyms

blacken, char, scorch, sear, singe