torch
English Thesaurus
1. a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | burner, |
| definition | : | an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | oxyacetylene torch, |
| definition | : | a blowtorch that burns oxyacetylene (noun.artifact) |
2. a small portable battery-powered electric lamp (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | electric lamp, |
| definition | : | a lamp powered by electricity (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | penlight, |
| definition | : | a small flashlight resembling a fountain pen (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | flashlight battery, |
| definition | : | a small dry battery containing dry cells; used to power flashlights (noun.artifact) |
3. a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | light, light source, |
| definition | : | any device serving as a source of illumination (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | flambeau, |
| definition | : | a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night) (noun.artifact) |
4. tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | flannel leaf, mullein, velvet plant, |
| definition | : | any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers (noun.plant) |
5. burn maliciously, as by arson (verb.change)
6. a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame (noun.artifact)
7. burn maliciously, as by arson (verb.change)
| derivation | : | torch, |
| definition | : | a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance (noun.artifact) |
8. a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame (noun.artifact)
9. burn maliciously, as by arson (verb.change)
| derivation | : | torch, |
| definition | : | a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance (noun.artifact) |
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