1.a surface burn
2.a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
3.a discoloration caused by heat
1.make very hot and dry;
The heat scorched the countryside
2.become superficially burned;
my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames
3.destroy completely by or as if by fire;
The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes
4.burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color;
The cook blackened the chicken breast
5.become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions;
The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun