an extremely hot day
phenomenon noun (natural phenomena)
scorchers
scorch + -er
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something that sizzles | [informal] a very hot day (8 of 268 words, 2 definitions, 5 usage examples, pronunciation)
[intransitive] : [food] make a hissing sound when frying or cooking | [informal] be very hot | be very exciting or passionate | [singular] a hissing ... (23 of 100 words, 5 definitions, 5 usage examples, pronunciation)
one that sizzles ; especially, "scorcher" (6 of 40 words, pronunciation)
One who, or that which, sizzles. | An Indian dish of meat and vegetables served sizzling on a hot plate. (19 of 20 words, 2 definitions)
something hot (in various senses), as a very hot day (10 of 12 words)
a very hot day (4 of 10 words, pronunciations)
One that sizzles. | [informal] A very hot day. (8 of 9 words, 2 definitions)
may refer to: Scorcher (film), a 2002 science fiction disaster film | Scorcher: The Dirty Politics of Climate Change, a 2007 book by Clive Hamilton | Scorcher (magazine), a football-themed British comic magazine | Scorcher (video game), a futuristic ... (36 of 123 words, 10 definitions)
a person or thing that scorches. | [informal] a very hot day. | something caustic or severe. | [informal] a person who drives extremely fast. | ... (22 of 54 words, 5 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
an extremely hot day (4 of 37 words, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
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something that makes a sizzling noise | an extremely hot day (informal) | an exciting event (informal) (15 of 39 words, 3 definitions, pronunciation)
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Origin: scorch + -er
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scorcher
Origin: Perhaps from Old Norse skorpna ("to shrivel up").
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scorch
Origin: Middle English -er, -ere, from Old English -ere (agent suffix), from Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz... | Middle English -er, -ere, from Old English -ware (suffix denoting residency or meaning "inhabitant... (27 of 191 etymology words)
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