"very hot day," 1874, agent noun from scorch (v.). It also means or has meant "stinging attack" (1842), "pretty girl" (1881), "line drive in baseball" (1900).
scopophilia
scoptic
-scopy
scorbutic
scorch
scorcher
score
scoreless
scorn
scorner
scornful
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