torches in English

noun

1

a portable means of illumination such as a piece of wood or cloth soaked in tallow or an oil lamp on a pole, sometimes carried ceremonially.

The colourful cloth and the cardboard piece that symbolised the torch of the statue made the model look appealing.

synonyms: light, flame, cresset, flambeau, lantern

verb

1

set fire to.

the shops had been looted and torched

synonyms: burn, set fire to, set on fire, set alight, incinerate, put a match to

noun

• light, flame, cresset, flambeau, lantern
• flashlight
• blowlamp, blowtorch

verb

• burn, set fire to, set on fire, set alight, incinerate, put a match to

Use "torches" in a sentence

1. Soldering torches operate at lower temperatures than Brazing torches

2. Acetylene torches, a drill, tools.

3. I see their torches!

4. Arc welding equipment — Part 7: Torches

5. Servants were carrying lighted torches.

6. Torches illuminated the picnic areas.

7. The torches were burning fiercely.

8. Two figures were at its eaves with torches.

9. Their torches burnt brightly in the dark.

10. We shone our torches around the cavern.

11. The campers lit torches from the campfire.

12. I want four volunteers to work acetylene torches.

13. A place void of torches, pitchforks, angry mobs.

14. A gust of wind made the torches flare.

15. Other cutting torches include oxy-propane and natural gas

16. Other cutting torches include oxy-propane and natural gas.

17. And they are carrying torches to give them light.

18. O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright.

19. Flaming torches were positioned at intervals along the terrace.

20. They shine like burning torches and flash like lightning.

21. Find soldering and Brazing torches and torch tips at Grainger

22. ROMEO O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!

23. What happens if I all five torches have been lit?

24. The moon is full, yet they carry torches and lamps.

25. Then at the command of Gideon, the 300 smashed the jars that had concealed their torches, held aloft those torches, and shouted, “Jehovah’s sword and Gideon’s!”

26. Gideon and his men blow their horns and raise their torches

27. Before long, a mob arrived, bearing torches and armed with swords and clubs.

28. Mobile oxy-cutting machine equipped with either one or several torches.

29. The campaigners' angry words were formed by torches, lights and sparklers.

30. We all watched in amazement as he juggled with three flaming torches.

31. Brazing torches operate at higher temperatures and create stronger joints than soldering

32. Rappelling gear, acetylene torches, wideband active field probes, tungsten carbide drill bits.

33. Operation PALLADIUM rotations occasionally cut up confiscated weapons using oxy-acetylene torches.

34. ♪ The trees like torches ♪ ♪ Blazed with light ♪ ♪

35. They have large water jars that cover torches held in their left hands.

36. Chinese worshipers use bonfires, torches, and firecrackers to protect against the kuei, or nature demons.

37. Following God’s direction, they surrounded the enemy camp at night holding jars that concealed flaming torches.

38. Benjamin pushed me in, locking the door behind us, and lit two sconce torches.

39. Lamps, Stem lamps, torches and light sources, all for medical and/or veterinary purposes

40. Among them are cyanide, benzene, wood alcohol, and acetylene (a fuel used in torches).

41. Synonyms for Cremates include burns, chars, consumes, immolates, incinerates, scorches, inCremates, carbonizes, torches and combusts

42. 18 Citizens lit torches along the railroad track to pay their last respects to Lincoln.

43. The pitchforks and torches can tear down and burn up but they can't build up.

44. Sentence Examples They will Circumambulate the stadium once and then take the torches to the cauldron

45. 21 The gang worked for up to ten hours with acetylene torches to open the vault.

46. Flatters flatters Fascist the American daddy is you kills and torches, robs in all directions backer!

47. Brazing and soldering torches apply a filler material (solder) between two surfaces to form a joint

48. Shifted ... And was again in the scrub behind the round thatched huts that blazed like torches.

49. When Gideon gave the signal, his men smashed the jars and the hidden torches were suddenly revealed.

50. Plasma arc machines for the cutting, welding, joining, aligning, coating, spraying, marking and inscribing of materials, for the thermal treatment and processing of materials, consisting of torches, electric arc torches, plasma torches, electric power supply units, ignition units, exhaustion units, cooling devices, distance regulators, gas supply and control units (manual and automatic), wire feed units, powder supply units, photon sources, laser sources, connectors and conduits