Associations to the word «Sear»
Noun
- Item
- Stack
- Rear
- Montgomery
- Discharge
- Ancestor
- Cartridge
- Thumb
- Brand
- Bone
- Grip
- Sun
- Touch
- Sound
- Catalogue
- Frost
- Kiss
- Helen
- Eye
- Barrel
- Stretch
- Agony
- Lip
- Cook
- Mortality
- Safety
- Conscience
- Drag
- Jesse
- Walter
- Finger
- Back
- Felt
- Shopping
- Chester
- Pain
- Rush
- Gaze
- Pan
- Pulling
- Catch
- Heart
- Engagement
- Frame
- Vegetation
- Kit
- Inside
- Breeze
- Seal
- Pot
- Rod
- Brown
- Ray
- Grass
- Plate
- Mouth
- Spring
- Fear
- Receiver
Adjective
Wiktionary
SEAR, adjective. Dry; withered, especially of vegetation.
SEAR, verb. To char, scorch, or burn the surface of something with a hot instrument.
SEAR, verb. To wither; to dry up.
SEAR, verb. (figurative) To mark permanently, as if by burning.
SEAR, noun. A scar produced by searing
SEAR, noun. Part of a gun that retards the hammer until the trigger is pulled.
Dictionary definition
SEAR, verb. Make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside".
SEAR, verb. Become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames".
SEAR, verb. Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling".
SEAR, verb. Cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth".
SEAR, adjective. (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines".
Wise words
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