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Torch

/tɔːtʃ/

A stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material.

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📖 Definitions of "Torch"

noun

1
A stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material.
"The mob of angry villagers carried torches and pitchforks to the vampire's castle."
2
A portable light source powered by electricity; a flashlight.
"Ernst slipped and dropped his torch on the flagstones, shattering the bulb and plunging us into darkness."
3
An arsonist.
4
A blowtorch or oxy-gas torch.

verb

1
To set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick).
"Some hoodlums had torched a derelict automobile, which emitted a ghastly pall of thick, black smoke that filled the street."

🔄 Synonyms of "Torch"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
flashlightnoun	(Canada, US, Philippines) A battery-powered hand-held light source.
blowlampnoun	A burner that burns a fuel in air to produce a hot flame; a blowtorch
blowtorchnoun	A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.
great mulleinnoun	A common herb of Europe and neighboring Africa and Asia, but widely naturalized elsewhere, Verbascum thapsus, having a flannel-like texture from course plant hairs and a tall, straight flower stalk.
common mulleinnoun	Verbascum thapsus; great mullein
flannel mulleinnoun	tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient greeks and romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
woolly mulleinnoun	tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient greeks and romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
verbascum thapsus	Verbascum thapsus, the great mullein, greater mullein or common mullein, is a species of mullein native to Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and introduced in the Americas and Australia.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Torch"

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Word	Definition
blowtorchnoun	A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.
blowlampnoun	A burner that burns a fuel in air to produce a hot flame; a blowtorch
flashlightnoun	(Canada, US, Philippines) A battery-powered hand-held light source.
great mulleinnoun	A common herb of Europe and neighboring Africa and Asia, but widely naturalized elsewhere, Verbascum thapsus, having a flannel-like texture from course plant hairs and a tall, straight flower stalk.
common mulleinnoun	Verbascum thapsus; great mullein
flannel mulleinnoun	tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient greeks and romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
verbascum thapsus	Verbascum thapsus, the great mullein, greater mullein or common mullein, is a species of mullein native to Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and introduced in the Americas and Australia.
woolly mulleinnoun	tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient greeks and romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
candlenoun	A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.
oxyacetylenenoun	(organic chemistry) A mixture of oxygen and acetylene, which burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals.
lighternoun	A device used to light things, especially a reusable handheld device for creating fire to light cigarettes.
flambeaunoun	A burning torch, especially one carried in procession.
bonfirenoun	A large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal.
firenoun	(uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.
flamenoun	The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.
lampnoun	A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.
blazenoun	A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.
burnnoun	A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
burningnoun	A fiery pain.
ballnoun	A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.