scorcher vs striking

scorcher and striking both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scorcher	Yes	No	No	No
striking	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, striking is a hypernym of scorcher; that is, striking is a word with a broader meaning than scorcher:

Other hypernyms of scorcher include hit, hitting.

scorcher (noun)	striking (noun)
a very hard hit ball	the act of contacting one thing with another
an extremely hot day	the physical coming together of two or more things

scorcher (adjective)	striking (adjective)
	having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
	sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect