(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; dried-up grass; the desert was edged with sere vegetation; shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings; withered vines

[ Syn: dried-up , sere , shriveled , shrivelled , withered ]

make very hot and dry; The heat scorched the countryside

[ Syn: scorch ]

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

[ Syn: scorch , singe ]

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 , scorch ]

cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; The sun parched the earth

[ Syn: parch ]