scorcher
Unbearably hot afternoon
A scorcher is an extremely hot day: Tomorrow's going to be a scorcher.
The word extends to anything intensely hot or powerful—a scorching criticism, a blistering serve in tennis, a devastating remark.
In sports, a scorcher is a hard-hit ball or a blazing fast shot on goal.
Extremely dry or thirsty
- aridDevoid of water
- desertTo leave behind completely
- drynessAbsence of moisture
- crackedHaving surface fractures
wilted · sunbaked · dusty · evaporation · desiccated · barren · waterless · thirst
Extremely hot, uncomfortably so
- heatwaveProlonged abnormally high temperatures
- sunstrokeHeat illness from exposure
- heatstrokeBody's cooling system failure
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
humidity · melting · overheating · sunscreen · shade · siesta · sweat · exhaustion
Devastating, uncontrollable blaze
- blazeIntense burning fire
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- conflagrationLarge destructive blaze
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
burning · combustion · firestorm · smoldering · sparks · ignite · torch · bonfire
parched
Extremely dry or thirsty
cracked · wilted · sunbaked · dusty · evaporation · desiccated · barren · waterless · thirst · dehydration
sweltering
Extremely hot, uncomfortably so
- heatwaveProlonged abnormally high temperatures
- sunstrokeHeat illness from exposure
- heatstrokeBody's cooling system failure
dehydration · humidity · melting · overheating · sunscreen · shade · siesta · sweat · exhaustion · ultraviolet
inferno
Devastating, uncontrollable blaze
- blazeIntense burning fire
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- conflagrationLarge destructive blaze
embers · burning · combustion · firestorm · smoldering · sparks · ignite · torch · bonfire · arson
sizzling
Hissing from heat
barbecue · fry · char · roast · sauté · caramelise · blacken · skillet · griddle · smoky
bowler
Pin-toppling player
wicket · batsman · yorker · speed · unplayable · stumps · pitch · dismiss
- temperaturehot, cold, warm, cool, freezing
- hot weatherheatwave, heatwaves, heat, hot days, swelter
- heatheat transfer, thermal energy, heatwave, radiation, convection
- severe weatherblizzard, hurricane, cyclone, hailstorm, ice storm
- weather wordssunny, rainy, cloudy, windy, drizzle
- showstoppersshowstopper, showstoppers, knockout, knockouts, stunner
scorcherfreezer
Subzero storage compartment
cold snap · cold spell · freeze · big freeze · deep freeze
- scorching heatIntense, burning temperatures
- scorched earthDestroy all useful resources
- scorched earth policyDestroying resources during withdrawal
- scorching hotExtremely high in temperature
- scorching sunIntensely hot star overhead
- scorch markDiscoloration from excessive heat
scorch, scorching, scorched, scorches, scorchers, unscorched, scorchingly