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SCORCHER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scorcher mean?
• SCORCHER (noun)
The noun SCORCHER has 2 senses:
1. an extremely hot day
2. a very hard hit ball
Familiarity information: SCORCHER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An extremely hot day
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("scorcher" is a kind of...):
hot weather (a period of unusually high temperatures)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A very hard hit ball
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
scorcher; screamer
Hypernyms ("scorcher" is a kind of...):
hit; hitting; striking (the act of contacting one thing with another)
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