Torch synonyms
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The pathway or route of such illumination to a person:
flashlight (related)
A portable electric light, usually operated by batteries
cresset
A metal cup, often suspended on a pole, containing burning oil or pitch and used as a torch.
A large ornamental candlestick.
flambeau (flaming torch)
A person who intentionally starts a fire with the purpose of causing damage or injury.
An arsonist; a pyromaniac.
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An electric device having a socket for a light bulb, especially a free-standing piece of furniture.
(Architecture) An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior.
To set on fire; make blaze up
To drive away by setting a fire.
To build or fuel (a fire).
set afire (or on fire)
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set fire to
hot (related)
(Informal) To cause to increase in intensity or excitement. Often used with up :
start (related)
To tend in an early stage of development:
A portable burner for mixing gas and oxygen to produce a very hot flame, used for soldering, welding, and glass blowing.
tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
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tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
A taxonomic species within the family Scrophulariaceae — common mullein.
candle (related)
lighted (related)
flame (related)
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gun (related)
wand (related)
A source of guidance or inspiration:
A bright, unsteady blaze of light lasting only a little while; outburst of flame
The definition of a firebrand is a piece of wood on fire, or a person who creates trouble.
Intense, direct light accompanied with heat.
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An association of positive qualities with a widely recognized name, as of a product line or celebrity:
Find another word for torch. In this page you can discover 36 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for torch, like: light, flashlight, cresset, flambeau, flambeau (flaming torch), incendiary, firebug, lamp, lantern, enkindle and fire.