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noun

Definition of scald

as in burn

a burn left on the skin that is caused by hot liquid or steam

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verb

as in to bruise

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as in to scorch

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as in to simmer

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Noun

Depending on the species and the part of the animals’ bodies that are affected, the disease is sometimes known as rain scald or rain rot, grease heal, and strawberry foot rot. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 11 May 2026 Place one-half cup cream in a sauce pot and bring up to a scald. — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Jan. 2026

Verb

Since most of these scalding waters are too hot to swim in, the next best option is the Firehole Swim Area, located along the Firehole River and fed by thermal activity below the surface. — Talia Avakian, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026 By comparison, 125 visitors have drowned and 23 have died from burns after falling into the park’s scalding hot springs. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for scald

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Noun

After deploying its payloads, Zhuque’s upper stage performed a burn to slow its velocity and drop out of orbit.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
After first-stage separation, the upper stage will perform the burns needed to send MMX toward Mars.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of burn

Verb

The Norte fire — the most devastating blaze — scorched more than 570 acres in residential neighborhoods in San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano, damaging or destroying at least six homes.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
That was the update last week at a meeting of the Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG), a confab of scientists whose research interests focus on the scorching world just sunward from Earth.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of scorch

Verb

Last week a group of district parents called for officers to be returned to campuses, reigniting a long-simmering debate about police patrols at Los Angeles Unified schools.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
The Earth Kingdom is very height of the Chinese bureaucracy-coded, for instance, while the Fire Nation simmers with the sharp industrialism of Imperial Japan.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of simmer

Noun

Unlike Hamas, which deliberately targets Israeli civilians, the IDF takes all feasible precautions to mitigate harm to civilians and operates under a structured targeting framework designed to ensure the identification of lawful military objectives.

— Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
And this week, a group of eight states specifically sued OpenAI over consumer harms, Reuters reported.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of harm

Verb

Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until browned all over and just cooked through, 3–4 minutes more.

— Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
At Helen, also downtown in a 1920s-era building, chef Rob McDaniel serves a menu almost entirely cooked over a grill that's inspired by his grandmother's open-fire cooking.

— Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of cook

Verb

Gnocchi and mushrooms roast without parboiling, then get finished with creamy ricotta and lemon to cut through the richness.

— Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 18 Feb. 2026
For a simpler approach to preparing Brussels sprouts, skip parboiling and move straight to roasting.

— Maddy Bendgen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2025

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