scorcher, screamer
(noun) a very hard hit ball
scorcher
(noun) an extremely hot day
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scorcher (plural scorchers)
(literally) One who, or that which, scorches.
Synonym: sizzler
(colloquial) A very hot day.
Synonym: sizzler
(football) A very good goal, notably made with a very hard shot.
(colloquial) A caustic rebuke or criticism.
(colloquial, dated) One who rides a bicycle furiously on a public highway.
Source: Wiktionary
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
