Singe

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To burn superficially; scorch.
  • v. To burn off the feathers or bristles of (a carcass of a bird or animal) by subjecting briefly to flame. See Synonyms at burn1.
  • v. To burn the ends of (hair, for example).
  • v. To burn the nap from (cloth) in manufacturing.
  • n. A slight or surface burn; a scorch.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To burn slightly.
  • n. A burning of the surface; a slight burn.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To burn slightly or superficially; to burn the surface of; to burn the ends or outside of.
  • v.
  • v. To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
  • v. To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken or the like) by passing it over a flame.
  • n. A burning of the surface; a slight burn.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To burn superficially; especially, to burn off the ends or projections of: as, to singe a fowl (to burn off the small downy or thready feathers left after plucking); to singe cloth or calico (to burn off the projecting pile or nap); to singe the hair of the head.
  • To parch; make arid and dry.
  • To act on with an effect similar to that of heat: said of extreme cold.
  • Figuratively, to injure superficially; come near injuring seriously; harm.
  • Synonyms Sear, etc. See scorch.
  • n. A burning of the surface; a scorching; hence, a heat capable of singeing.
  • n. An injury or hurt caused by singeing; a superficial burn.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. burn superficially or lightly
  • n. a surface burn
  • v. become superficially burned
  • Verb Form
    singed    singeing    singes    singing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sear    char    scorch    blacken    burn    combust   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    singing   
    Form
    singed    singeing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bur    scorch   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Inge    binge    cringe    fringe    hinge    impinge    infringe    minge    syringe    tinge   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    servante    celui-ci    garcon    inconsequentiality    bewilder    oublier    tight-shut    yp    infold    reefer