US$7.25 per hour ($14,500 per year) under certain states' laws (or $2.13 for employees who receive tips, known as the tipped minimum wage), $9.47 in the US state of Washington, and Â£ 6.50 (for those aged 21+) in the United Kingdom â but also in terms of which pay period (e.g.
Definition of screech. 1  intransitive verb. 2  1 : to utter a high shrill piercing cry : make an outcry usually in terror or pain. 3  2 : to make a shrill high-pitched sound resembling a screech; also : to move with such a sound the car screeched to a stop.  transitive 1  verb. : to utter with or as if with a screech.
Report Abuse. There are four meanings to the world scorch: Those that answered you already are unfortunately WRONG. Scorch does NOT mean burn severely, it means burn slightly, such as when you are ironing a top and the fabric turns a bit brown. Brown means you have scorched it. scorch also means to criticize or censure. A boss finds his employee asleep on the job and he really tells him off.