scorched

Very badly sunburned. Make sure you wear your sun block on the beach! You don't want to ruin your whole vacation by getting scorched on the very first day. I got so scorched after falling asleep in the hammock that I could barely move without it hurting.

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scorched-earth

1. Of or describing a military strategy or policy in which anything of potential use to an enemy is targeted for destruction. The country's army operated a scorched-earth policy, burning farms, bombing food stores, and poisoning water supplies to drive enemy forces out of the region.

2. Of or describing a strategy of attacking anything and everything related to one's opponents or enemies. The senator's scorched-earth reelection campaign has resulted in caustic, bile-ridden attacks on every facet of his opponent's career, policies, and even her personal life.

3. Of or describing a financial strategy of selling a company's most lucrative assets or acquiring a large amount of debt, so as to discourage a takeover. A: "I hear the CEO is seriously considering abandoning the takeover bid now, in light of all the debt the target company has." B: "I guess their scorched-earth tactics really worked then."

scorching

Of weather, extremely hot and sunny. Gosh, it's scorching out there! I thought I was going to faint just walking down to the post office! I hope it's scorching while we're on vacation in Hawaii. Nothing better than being on the beach while the sun's beating down!

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scorched

1. mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. Who wants to go out and get scorched?

2. and singed (sɪndʒd) mod. having to do with hair burned while smoking marijuana. (Collegiate.) If you go to sleep, you’ll be singed for sure.

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scorching

1. mod. winning at gambling; about to win something big. Let me roll again. I’m really scorching.

2. mod. caustic. That remark was really scorching.

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References in periodicals archive

Ideally, there should be no curing reaction at lower temperatures (scorch).

Processing of AEM compounds: Scorch issues

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials opens in Philippine cinemas Sept.

Running into another 'Maze'

In addition to data from table 4 (showing crosslinking, cure time and scorch effects), several figures were created to study the effect of peroxide grade selection on viscosity and scorch time for the three different chlorinated polyethylene resins studied.

Scorch protected peroxide for processing chlorinated polyethylene

The winning storyboards will be immortalised by an artist from Sunrise Productions, the creators of Scorch, and the winning films will be seen by thousands of young people on the Into Film and WRU websites.

Stadium tour prize for talented film-makers

Anyone wanting to find out more about how to sponsor Sam or Scorch can contact Karl Langford on 024 7672 6018.

Animal crackers ... ++ GODIVA HALF-MARATHON ++

Joseph Lewis, aged 10, from St Josephs Primary School, entered a competition to create the next instalment of the WRU's popular graphic novel, depicting Scorch's history which is used as an aid in literacy lessons by more than 500 schools around Wales.

Budding author Joseph wins WRU competition; RUGBY UNION

A DOG owner scorched his face in a freak accident after refusing to take his pooch for a walk.

Hot under the collar

The Scorch Trials is the second book in the trilogy that began with the best seller The Maze Runner (Random House, 2009/VOYA December 2009), picking up right where it left off: Dashner writes at a suspenseful pace, weaving twists and turns into chapters that flow seamlessly together, culminating in a stunning diff-hanger ending.

Dashner, James. The Scorch Trials

The entrance hall of St Patrick's Church, Derriaghy, Co Antrim, sustained minor scorch damage after a fire was started with flammable liquid at the front door about 12.30am on Sunday.

Churches attacked

It features the Welsh rugby team's new mascot Scorch, who will also be used to herald points scored in The Millennium Stadium on big screens.

Magic of the Welsh rugby team is depicted in a new graphic novel

The system tests for viscosity, scorch and stress relaxation.

Mooney viscometer

A TINY lamb rescued from the grass fires that engulfed parts of the South Wales Valleys has been nicknamed Scorch.

Scorch the lamb has a lucky escape from South Wales Valleys grass fires

Saret SR517R trimethacrylate and SR519R triacrylate coagent monomers incorporate a proprietary retarder technology for improved scorch safety in high temperature mixing and curing processes.

Coagent monomers

When this occurs during the extrusion step from unwanted scorch, the increased viscosity leads to higher localized temperatures.

Computer model of extrusion process for AEMs