a surface burn

[ Syn: singe ]

a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues

a discoloration caused by heat

make very hot and dry; The heat scorched the countryside

[ Syn: sear ]

become superficially burned; my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames

[ Syn: sear , singe ]

destroy completely by or as if by fire; The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes; the invaders scorched the land'

burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; The cook blackened the chicken breast; The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece; the flames scorched the ceiling

[ Syn: char , blacken , sear ]

become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun'