About The Word Singe

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Singe to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Singe definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Singe

Singe Meaning & Definition
Singe Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Singe?

[n] a surface burn
[v] burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows"
[v] become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Singe: scorch | sear | swinge

Related Terms | Find terms related to Singe:

See Also | blacken | burn | burn | char | combust | scorch

Singe In Webster's Dictionary

\Singe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Singed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Singeing}.] [OE. sengen, AS. sengan in besengan (akin to D. zengen, G. sengen), originally, to cause to sing, fr. AS. singan to sing, in allusion to the singing or hissing sound often produced when a substance is singed, or slightly burned. See {Sing}.] 1. To burn slightly or superficially; to burn the surface of; to burn the ends or outside of; as, to singe the hair or the skin. You sulphurous and thought-executing fires, . . . Singe my white head! --Shak. I singed the toes of an ape through a burning glass. --L'Estrange. 2. (a) To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it. (b) To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken or the like) by passing it over a flame.
\Singe\, n. A burning of the surface; a slight burn.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Seethe ‐ boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething" [v] foam as if boiling;…
  • Pair formation ‐ the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and…
  • Asphodelus ‐ small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike…
  • Nudist ‐ a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion…
  • Tourism ‐ the business of providing services to tourists; "Tourism is a…
  • Hart ‐ male red deer [n] United States lyricist who collaborated with…
  • Co- ‐ a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains…
  • Sonic delay line ‐ a delay line based on the time of propagation of…
  • Car company ‐ a company that makes and sells…
  • Pot liquor ‐ the liquid in which vegetables or meat have…
Crossword Dictionary