Associations to the word «Torch»

Pictures for the word «Torch»

Wiktionary

TORCH, 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.
TORCH, noun. (UK) (Ireland) (Australia) (New Zealand) (South Africa) A portable light source powered by electricity; a flashlight.
TORCH, noun. (slang) (US) An arsonist.
TORCH, noun. Short form for blowtorch or oxy-gas torch.
TORCH, verb. To set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick).
TORCH COMPLEX, noun. (medicine) A set of perinatal infections that can lead to anomalies or fetal loss: toxoplasmosis, other infections, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex virus-2.
TORCH GINGER, noun. A Southeast Asian tropical plant related to ginger, Etlingera elatior, with pink buds used as a seasoning and spectacular red flowers.
TORCH RUNNER, noun. A torchbearer, as in the Olympics.
TORCH RUNNER, noun. (Sussex) one who collects used torches for a bonfire society on bonfire night.
TORCH RUNNERS, noun. Plural of torch runner
TORCH SINGER, noun. A singer of torch songs; most often a woman
TORCH SINGERS, noun. Plural of torch singer
TORCH SONG, noun. A song, often sentimental, lamenting an unrequited love; normally sung by a woman.
TORCH SONGS, noun. Plural of torch song

Dictionary definition

TORCH, noun. A light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance.
TORCH, noun. Tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches.
TORCH, noun. A small portable battery-powered electric lamp.
TORCH, noun. A burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame.
TORCH, verb. Burn maliciously, as by arson; "The madman torched the barns".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy