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- [tawrch]
- /tɔrtʃ/
- /tɔːtʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tawrch]
- /tɔrtʃ/
Definitions of torch word
- noun torch a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end. 1
- noun torch something considered as a source of illumination, enlightenment, guidance, etc.: the torch of learning. 1
- noun torch any of various lamplike devices that produce a hot flame and are used for soldering, burning off paint, etc. 1
- noun torch Slang. an arsonist. 1
- noun torch Chiefly British. flashlight (def 1). 1
- verb without object torch to burn or flare up like a torch. 1
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Origin of torch
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English torche (noun) < Old French < Vulgar Latin *torca something twisted. See torque
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Parts of speech for Torch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
torch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
torch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for torch
noun torch
- arsonist — An arsonist is a person who deliberately sets fire to a building or vehicle.
- beguin — a Beghard.
- bougie — a long slender semiflexible cylindrical instrument for inserting into body passages, such as the rectum or urethra, to dilate structures, introduce medication, etc
- burner — A burner is a device which produces heat or a flame, especially as part of a cooker, stove, or heater.
- candle — A candle is a stick of hard wax with a piece of string called a wick through the middle. You light the wick in order to give a steady flame that provides light.
verb torch
- browning — a substance used to darken soups, gravies, etc
- burn — If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame burning there.
- calcine — to heat (a substance) so that it is oxidized, reduced, or loses water
- calcined — to convert into calx by heating or burning.
- conflagrate — to catch or set on fire
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