📖 Definitions of "Singes"
noun
- 1
A burning of the surface; a slight burn.
verb
- 1
To burn slightly.
- 2
To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
- 3
To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Singes"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| scorchverb | (transitive) To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it |
| swingenoun | (archaic) To move like a lash; to lash. |
| scorchesverb | (transitive) To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it |
| ignitesverb | (transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something) |
| sizzlesverb | (intransitive) To be exciting or dazzling. |
| extinguishesverb | (transitive) To stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from shining; to put out, to quench. |
| tamesverb | (transitive) To make (an animal) tame; to domesticate. |
| subduesverb | (transitive) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control. |
| smoldersverb | (intransitive, now US) To burn with no flame and little smoke. |
| smouldersverb | (transitive) To smother; to suffocate; to choke. |
| blackensverb | (transitive, causative) To cause to be or become black. |
| incineratesverb | (transitive) To destroy by burning. |
| smothersverb | (transitive) To suffocate; stifle; obstruct, more or less completely, the respiration of something or someone. |
| eruptsverb | (intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser). |
| quellsverb | (transitive) To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit. |
| ripsverb | (transitive) To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence. |
| stirsverb | (transitive) To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it. |
| boilsverb | (transitive, of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas. |
| topplesverb | (transitive) To push or throw over. |
| combustsverb | To burn; to catch fire. |
🎨 Adjectives for "Singes"
Popular adjectives used to describe this word in books.
📝 Common Phrases with "Singes"
Translate “Singes” into Another Language
Pick a language — the word will be pre-filled in the translator.