torch

Words with a similar base: blowtorch, torch

'torch'

[torch.n.01] as in: a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance

'torch'

[common_mullein.n.01] as in: tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches

'torch'

[flashlight.n.01] as in: a small portable battery-powered electric lamp

'torch'

[blowtorch.n.01] as in: a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame

'torch'

[torch.v.01] as in: burn maliciously, as by arson

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Examples:
The madman torched the barns