scald
Nouns
- (n) a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
- (n) the act of burning with steam or hot water
Verbs
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(v) subject to harsh criticism
- The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday
- the professor scaled the students
- your invectives scorched the community
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(v) treat with boiling water
- scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled
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(v) heat to the boiling point
- scald the milk
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(v) burn with a hot liquid or steam
- She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out