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torch
A stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material.
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- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- T
- Ends with
- H
- Contains
- ORC
- Scrabble score
- 10
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
A stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material.
“The mob of angry villagers carried torches and pitchforks to the vampire's castle.”
A portable light source powered by electricity; a flashlight.
“Ernst slipped and dropped his torch on the flagstones, shattering the bulb and plunging us into darkness.”
An arsonist.
A blowtorch or oxy-gas torch.
verb
To set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick).
“Some hoodlums had torched a derelict automobile, which emitted a ghastly pall of thick, black smoke that filled the street.”
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Example Sentences
The mob of angry villagers carried torches and pitchforks to the vampire's castle.
Ernst slipped and dropped his torch on the flagstones, shattering the bulb and plunging us into darkness.
Some hoodlums had torched a derelict automobile, which emitted a ghastly pall of thick, black smoke that filled the street.
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