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Definitions for Sear

[1] to burn or char the surface of: She seared the steak to seal in the juices.
[2] to mark with a branding iron.
[3] to burn or scorch injuriously or painfully: He seared his hand on a hot steam pipe.
[4] to make callous or unfeeling; harden: The hardship of her youth has seared her emotionally.
[5] to dry up or wither; parch.
[6] to become dry or withered, as vegetation.
[7] a mark or scar made by searing.
[8] sere1.
[9] a pivoted piece that holds the hammer at full cock or half cock in the firing mechanism of small arms.
[10] dry; withered.
[11] to scorch or burn the surface of
[12] to brand with a hot iron
[13] to cause to wither or dry up
[14] rare to make callous or unfeeling
[15] a mark caused by searing
[16] poetic dried up
[17] the catch in the lock of a small firearm that holds the hammer or firing pin cocked
[18] archaic dried up or withered
[19] a rare spelling of sear 1 (def. 1)
[20] the series of changes occurring in the ecological succession of a particular community

Words related to Sear

toast, blight, sizzle, scorch, brown, dehydrate, wilt, brand, parch, cauterize, harden, cook, wither, exsiccate, seal, desiccate, tan, shrivel

Words nearby Sear

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Origin of Sear

re1before 900; Middle English seer(e ), Old English sēar; see sear1

Other words from Sear

un·seared , adjective

Word origin for Sear

reC20: from series

Synonyms for Sear

blight, scorch, sizzle, toast, brand, brown, cauterize, cook, dehydrate, desiccate, exsiccate, harden, parch, seal, shrivel, tan, wilt, wither, burn up, dry out, dry up