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torch::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | flashlight |
| Type of | electric lamp |
| Has types | penlight |
torch::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blowlamp, blowtorch |
| Type of | burner |
| Has types | oxyacetylene torch |
torch::noun | Spocien Dictionary
tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aaron's rod, common mullein, flannel mullein, great mullein, verbascum thapsus, woolly mullein |
| Type of | flannel leaf, mullein, velvet plant |
torch::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | light source, light |
| Has types | flambeau |
Examples of torch
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The torch was made from spun aluminium with a brass finish and a leather handle.
From the bbc.co.uk
Also look out for the torch relay route details to be announced later this year.
From the telegraph.co.uk
In game reserves, if you leave your tent at night don't forget to carry a torch.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Robert Sanders was one of several parents passing the torch to his child Monday.
From the news-journalonline.com
Scope it out, sign up to be in the torch relay, and wait for the Games to begin.
From the fresnobee.com
You convinced me to extinguish the torch for this former girlfriend and move on.
From the philly.com
Perhaps the carrying of the torch could become a new event in the Olympic Games.
From the kansas.com
Thousands of protesters slowed the torch relay to a crawl in the French capital.
From the fresnobee.com
Pyro picked up the torch and until three weeks ago was the presumptive favorite.
From the courier-journal.com
- A light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
- Burn maliciously, as by arson; "The madman torched the barns"
- Common mullein: tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
- Flashlight: a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
- Blowtorch: a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
- TORCH complex (also known as TORCHES or the TORCH infections) is a medical acronym for a set of perinatal infections (i.e. infections that are passed from a pregnant woman to her fetus). The TORCH infections can lead to severe fetal anomalies or even fetal loss. ...
- A torch is a portable source of fire used as a source of light, usually a rod-shaped piece of wood with a rag soaked in pitch and/or some other flammable material wrapped around one end. ...
- Torch is a Rock/Metal band from Trondheim, Norway.
- Torch is singer-songwriter Carly Simon's 11th album, her 10th studio album, and her first album devoted to standards, mostly old torch songs, relating unrequited love or rejection. The album was released in 1981. ...
