torch
nounHow many syllables in torch?
There is 1 syllable in the word torch.How to pronounce torch:
Definition of torch:
- torch (noun):
- a small portable electric lamp powered by batteries
- a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance.
- a burning stick of resinous wood or twist of tow used to give light and usually carried in the hand flambeau
Synonyms for torch:
aaron's rod
arsonist
beacon
blowlamp
blowtorch
common mullein
firebug
flannel mullein
flashlight
great mullein
igniter
ignitor
incendiary
lamp
light
light source
pyromaniac
verbascum thapsus
woolly mullein
Antonyms for torch:
beat out
blanket
blot out
blow out
choke
cool
dampen down
disenchant
douse
dout
dowse
drench
drown
dull
extinguish
put out
quell
quench
smother
snuff
snuff out
stamp out
stifle
stub out
subdue
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