scald

1. 1.

   a burn cause by hot liquid or steam

   Broaderburn
2. 2.

   the act of burning with steam or hot water

   Broaderburn

Other forms of scald

plural

scalds·

past tense

scalded·

present participle

scalding·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about scald

What does scald mean?

scald means "subject to harsh criticism". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in scald?

scald has 1 syllable: scald. In IPA it is /ˈskɔld/.

What is another word for scald?

Close synonyms include blister, whip. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is scald a common word?

scald is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.