Thesaurus: torch

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1. n. A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as of resinous wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp giving a large, flaring flame.
2. n. A flashlight.
3. n. a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
4. n. tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
5. n. a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
6. n. a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
7. v. burn maliciously, as by arson
8. A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as of resinous wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp giving a large, flaring flame. They light the nuptial torch. Milton. Torch thistle. (Bot.) See under Thistle.
9. A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as ofresinous wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp giving a large,flaring flame.They light the nuptial torch. Milton.Torch thistle. (Bot.) See under Thistle.
10. v:15/n:85 n. a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance v. burn maliciously, as by arson