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torches

noun

Meaning

  1. 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.
  2. A portable light source powered by electricity; a flashlight.
  3. An arsonist.
  4. A blowtorch or oxy-gas torch.
  5. To set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick).

Etymology / origin

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Related words

blowtorch(English)blowlamp(English)flashlight(English)great mullein(English)common mullein(English)flannel mullein(English)verbascum thapsus(English)woolly mullein(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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