torch
/ˈtɔːtʃ/
A stick of wood or plant fibres twisted together, with one end soaked in a flammable substance such as resin or tallow and set on fire, which is held in the hand, put into a wall bracket, or stuck into the ground, and used chiefly as a light source; A stick of wood or plant fibres twisted together, with one end soaked in a flammable substance such as resin or tallow and set on fire, which is held in the hand, put into a wall bracket, or stuck into the ground, and used chiefly as a light source.; A similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material; specifically, a pole with a lamp at one end
- plural
- torches
Meanings
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A stick of wood or plant fibres twisted together, with one end soaked in a flammable substance such as resin or tallow and set on fire, which is held in the hand, put into a wall bracket, or stuck into the ground, and used chiefly as a light source
No one had a torch.
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
My torch has stopped working.
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
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A stick of wood or plant fibres twisted together, with one end soaked in a flammable substance such as resin or tallow and set on fire, which is held in the hand, put into a wall bracket, or stuck into the ground, and used chiefly as a light source.; A similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material; specifically, a pole with a lamp at one end
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A flower which is red or red-orange in colour like a flamerare
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A spike (“kind of inflorescence”) made up of spikeletsrare
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The common mullein, great mullein, or torchwort (Verbascum thapsus)rare
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A cactus with a very elongated body; a ceroid cactus; a torch cactus or torch-thistlerare
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