Definitions for scaldskɔld, skɑld
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
scaldskɔld(v.t.)
to burn with or as if with hot liquid or steam.
to subject to the action of boiling liquid or steam.
to heat to a temperature just short of the boiling point:
to scald milk.
to parboil:
to scald vegetables.
(v.i.)to become scalded.
(n.)a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
Category: Pathology
a browning of fruit or plant tissue caused by extreme heat or overexposure to the sun. a browning of fruit caused by a fungus or by improper conditions of growth or storage.
Category: Plant Pathology
Origin of scald:
1175–1225; ME (v.) < dial. OF escalder < LL excaldāre to wash in hot water = L ex- ex -1+ -caldāre
scaldskɔld, skɑld(n.)
Category: Literature
Ref: skald.
Princeton's WordNet
scald(noun)
a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
scald(verb)
the act of burning with steam or hot water
blister, scald, whip(verb)
subject to harsh criticism
"The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"
scald(verb)
treat with boiling water
"scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled"
scald(verb)
heat to the boiling point
"scald the milk"
scald(verb)
burn with a hot liquid or steam
"She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out"
Webster Dictionary
Scald(verb)
to burn with hot liquid or steam; to pain or injure by contact with, or immersion in, any hot fluid; as, to scald the hand
Scald(verb)
to expose to a boiling or violent heat over a fire, or in hot water or other liquor; as, to scald milk or meat
Scald(noun)
a burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by some hot liquid, or by steam
Scald(adj)
affected with the scab; scabby
Scald(adj)
scurvy; paltry; as, scald rhymers
Scald(noun)
scurf on the head. See Scall
Scald(noun)
one of the ancient Scandinavian poets and historiographers; a reciter and singer of heroic poems, eulogies, etc., among the Norsemen; more rarely, a bard of any of the ancient Teutonic tribes
Translations for scald
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- brandAfrikaans
- يَحْرِق بِماءٍ ساخِن، يَسْمطArabic
- опарвамBulgarian
- escaldarPortuguese (BR)
- opařitCzech
- verbrühenGerman
- skoldeDanish
- ζεματίζωGreek
- escaldar, quemar con agua calienteSpanish
- kõrvetamaEstonian
- سوزاندن با آب يا مايع داغFarsi
- polttaaFinnish
- ébouillanterFrench
- לְהִיכַּווֹתHebrew
- (ग्रम द्रव) में जलनाHindi
- ofuriti, opećiCroatian
- (le)forrázHungarian
- luka kena air mendidihIndonesian
- brennaIcelandic
- ustionareItalian
- やけどするJapanese
- 화상을 입다Korean
- nu(si)plikytiLithuanian
- applaucētLatvian
- menyebabkan kulit melecurMalay
- brandenDutch
- skålde, sviNorwegian
- oparzyćPolish
- سوزاندن با آب يا مايع داغPersian
- په بړاس او سرو اوبلنو شيانو سوځيدل، ايشول، خوټول، سوځيدنهPashto
- escaldarPortuguese
- a opăriRomanian
- ошпариватьRussian
- opariťSlovak
- popariti (se)Slovenian
- ošuriti seSerbian
- skållaSwedish
- ผิวหนังถูกลวกด้วยของเหลวหรือน้ำร้อนThai
- haşlamakTurkish
- 燙傷Chinese (Trad.)
- обварювати, обшпарюватиUkrainian
- کھولتے پانی یا گرم بھاپ سے آبلے ڈالناUrdu
- làm bỏng, bị bỏngVietnamese
- 烫伤Chinese (Simp.)
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