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scald
1[ skawld ]
verb (used with object)
- to burn or affect painfully with or as if with hot liquid or steam.
- to subject to the action of boiling or hot liquid.
- to heat to a temperature just short of the boiling point:
to scald milk.
- to parboil or blanch (fruit, vegetables, etc.).
verb (used without object)
- to be or become scalded.
noun
- a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- any similar condition, especially as the result of too much heat or sunlight.
- Plant Pathology.
- a blanching of the epidermis and adjacent tissues, which turn pale or dark brown, caused by extreme heat or sun exposure.
- a condition resembling scald caused by improper conditions of growth or storage, as in apples, or by fungi, as in cranberries.
scald
2[ skawld ]
adjective
- Also scalled. scabby; covered with scurf.
noun
- a scab.
scald
1/ skɔːld /
scald
2/ skɔːld /
verb
- to burn or be burnt with or as if with hot liquid or steam
- tr to subject to the action of boiling water, esp so as to sterilize
- tr to heat (a liquid) almost to boiling point
- tr to plunge (tomatoes, peaches, etc) into boiling water briefly in order to skin them more easily
noun
- the act or result of scalding
- an abnormal condition in plants, characterized by discoloration and wrinkling of the skin of the fruits, caused by exposure to excessive sunlight, gases, etc
scald
3/ skɔːld /
adjective
- scabby
noun
- a scab or a skin disease producing scabs
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Derived Forms
- ˈscalder, noun
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Other Words From
- non·scalding adjective
- un·scalded adjective
- un·scalding adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scald1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scald1
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Example Sentences
His duty it was to stand at the head of the scalding trough, watch in hand, to "time" the length of the scald, crying "Hog in!"
"Washes himself as if he's afraid the water'd scald him," said the Deacon, watching the negro's awkward efforts.
“'And you will be sure to scald your fingers and get the worst of it,'” Puddy went on relentlessly.
Take a quart of milk; heat one third and scald with it a half-pint of flour; if skimmed milk, use a small piece of butter.
Either they didn't scald the meal or they didn't heat the oven,—what in one hand was light beaten gold in another became lead.
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