Vocabulary Word
Word: scorch
Definition: sear; N.
Definition: sear; N.
Sentences Containing 'scorch'
they are always flying in thy wake; birds of good omen, too, but not to all;--look here, they burn; but thou--thou liv'st among them without a scorch."
"Because I am scorched all over, Captain Ahab," answered Perth, resting for a moment on his hammer; "I am past scorching; not easily can'st thou scorch a scar."
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