scorch mark
Frequency: 6.52.1 per million words
a mark on a surface left by burning or high heat
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Examples (10)
- A dropped cigarette left an unsightly scorch mark on the polished table.
- She accidentally ironed a scorch mark onto her favourite silk blouse.
- The old fireplace had many dark scorch marks on the bricks around it.
- Investigators found distinct scorch marks on the wall near where the electrical fault occurred.
- Be careful with that hot plate; you don't want to leave a scorch mark on the counter.
- Despite scrubbing, she couldn't remove the persistent scorch mark from the kitchen counter.
- The intense heat from the fallen lamp left a significant scorch mark on the wooden floor.
- Historical documents sometimes bear faint scorch marks from past fires or accidents.
- He noticed a small, circular scorch mark where his coffee cup had been sitting.
- The explosion left behind widespread scorch marks and debris across the affected area.