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English to English adjective
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Dry; withered; no longer green; -- applied to leaves. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture | | Example: dried-up grass
the desert was edged with sere vegetation
shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings
withered vines
source: wordnet30 noun
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The catch in a gunlock by which the hammer is held cocked or half cocked. | | source: webster1913 verb
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make very hot and dry | | Example: The heat scorched the countryside
source: wordnet30
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become superficially burned | | Example: my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames
source: wordnet30
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burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color | | Example: The cook blackened the chicken breast
The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece
the flames scorched the ceiling
source: wordnet30
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cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat | | Example: The sun parched the earth
source: wordnet30
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To wither; to dry up. | | source: webster1913
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