Difference between Scorched and Dry

What is the difference between Scorched and Dry?

Scorched as an adjective is dried, damaged or burnt by exposure to sunlight or heat. while Dry as an adjective is free from liquid or moisture.

Scorched

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Dried, damaged or burnt by exposure to sunlight or heat.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it

Dry

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To lose moisture.To remove moisture from.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Free from liquid or moisture.Free of water in any state; anhydrousMaintaining temperance; void or abstinent from alcoholic beverages.Of an alcoholic drink that is not sweet, and /or has a high alcohol content.Subtly humorous.Not working with chemical or biological matter, but, rather, doing computations.

Example sentence: What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or does it explode?

We hope you now know whether to use Scorched or Dry in your sentence.

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