noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The campers carried torches to light their way through the dark forest. " utility item technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A portable light source powered by electricity; a flashlight. Examples : "Ernst slipped and dropped his torch on the flagstones, shattering the bulb and plunging us into darkness." utility technology electronics item device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An arsonist. Examples : "The torches were careful to set fires only when no one was around. " person job law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A blowtorch or oxy-gas torch. Examples : "The plumber used his torches to weld the copper pipes together. " technology machine industry energy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick). Examples : "Some hoodlums had torched a derelict automobile, which emitted a ghastly pall of thick, black smoke that filled the street." property action war Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading