Canadian English Meaning of sear
sear
Other Canadian English words related to sear
Nearest Words of sear
- searce => scarce
- searcer => scarcer
- search => search
- search and destroy mission => Search and destroy mission
- search and rescue mission => Search and rescue mission
- search engine => search engine
- search language => Search language
- search mission => Search mission
- search party => search party
- search warrant => search warrant
Definitions and Meaning of sear in English
sear (v)
make very hot and dry
become superficially burned
burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
sear (s)
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
sear (a.)
Alt. of Sere
To wither; to dry up.
To burn (the surface of) to dryness and hardness; to cauterize; to expose to a degree of heat such as changes the color or the hardness and texture of the surface; to scorch; to make callous; as, to sear the skin or flesh. Also used figuratively.
sear (n.)
The catch in a gunlock by which the hammer is held cocked or half cocked.
FAQs About the word sear
sear
make very hot and dry, become superficially burned, burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color, cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat, (used
char,Bake,ignite,light,chirp,cremate,Inflaming,fire,incinerate,inflame
bathe,drown,flood,saturate,soak,wash,water,wet,damp,dampen
seaquake => earthquake, sea-puss => Fulmar, sea-purse => Sea purse, seapoy => Sailor, seaport => seaport,
