scorchers
Unbearably hot days
Scorchers is the plural of scorcher—an extremely hot day: We've had three scorchers in a row this week.
The word extends to anything intensely hot or fast: a scorching shot in sports, a blistering critique, a car that moves at high speed.
That serve was a real scorcher.
Prolonged abnormally high temperatures
- swelteringExtremely hot, uncomfortably so
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
- sizzlingHissing from heat
- broilingExtremely hot, or oven-top cooking
inferno · furnace · oppressive · unbearable · muggy · humid · sunburn · dehydration
Prolonged abnormally high temperatures
- record-breakingExceeding prior bests
- summerYear's warmest season
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
meteorology · climate · humidity · drought · sunstroke · warnings · advisory · extreme
Pin-toppling player
- fastSpeedy, or skip eating
- paceSpeed of movement
- bouncerVenue entrance enforcer
- yorkerFoot-level cricket delivery
delivery · wicket · batsman · speed · hostile · intimidating · seam · swing
heatwave
Prolonged abnormally high temperatures
- swelteringExtremely hot, uncomfortably so
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
- sizzlingHissing from heat
broiling · inferno · furnace · oppressive · unbearable · muggy · humid · sunburn · dehydration · drought
heatwave
Prolonged abnormally high temperatures
- record-breakingExceeding prior bests
- summerYear's warmest season
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
temperature · meteorology · climate · humidity · drought · sunstroke · warnings · advisory · extreme · unprecedented
bowler
Pin-toppling player
yorker · delivery · wicket · batsman · speed · hostile · intimidating · seam · swing · spell
stunner
Person or thing overwhelming
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
- bombshellShocking sudden revelation
- hottieSlang for attractive person
beauty · looker · head-turner · attractive · gorgeous · striking · dazzling · sizzling · smoking · fierce
speedster
Very fast person
- racerSpeed competition participant
- hotrodModified car for speed
- dragsterAcceleration-built race vehicle
acceleration · turbo · velocity · fast · burning · tire · asphalt · track · nitro · horsepower
scorchersfreezers
Subzero preservation chambers
cold snaps · deep freezes · cold spells · cold fronts · blizzards
- scorched earthDestroy all useful resources
- scorched earth policyDestroying resources during withdrawal
- scorched-earth policyDestroying resources during retreat
- scorched earth tacticsDestroying assets before enemy capture
- scorched riceCaramelized grain crust
- scorched-earth policiesDestroying resources during withdrawal