Scorcher (Noun)
Meaning 1
An extremely hot day.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
Examples
- Yesterday was a real scorcher, I couldn't even walk outside without feeling like I was melting.
- The heat wave had been going on for days, but today was the biggest scorcher of them all.
- People were warned to stay indoors during the peak hours of the scorcher, especially the elderly and young children.
- After the mild spring, the summer season started off with a scorcher, setting records for highest temperatures in decades.
- The weather forecast predicted a scorcher for the holiday weekend, which made many beachgoers extremely excited.