Definition of sear

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Sear (a.) 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..

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Burn :: Burn (v. t.) To injure by fire or heat; to change destructively some property or properties of, by undue exposure to fire or heat; to scorch; to scald; to blister; to singe; to char; to sear; as, to burn steel in forging; to burn one's face in the sun; the sun burns the grass..
Urinator :: Urinator (n.) One who dives under water in search of something, as for pearls; a diver..
Searcher :: Searcher (n.) An inspector of leather.
Searcher :: Searcher (n.) An implement for sampling butter; a butter trier.
Buscon :: Buscon (n.) One who searches for ores; a prospector.
Exploratory :: Exploratory (a.) Serving or intended to explore; searching; examining; explorative.
Wader :: Wader (n.) Any long-legged bird that wades in the water in search of food, especially any species of limicoline or grallatorial birds; -- called also wading bird. See Illust. g, under Aves..
Jerquing :: Jerquing (n.) The searching of a ship for unentered goods.
Tumble :: Tumble (v. t.) To turn over; to turn or throw about, as for examination or search; to roll or move in a rough, coarse, or unceremonious manner; to throw down or headlong; to precipitate; -- sometimes with over, about, etc.; as, to tumble books or papers..
Searcer :: Searcer (n.) A searce, or sieve..
Searcloth :: Searcloth (v. t.) To cover, as a sore, with cerecloth..
Dowse :: Dowse (v. i.) To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc..
Rummage :: Rummage (v. t.) To search or examine thoroughly by looking into every corner, and turning over or removing goods or other things; to examine, as a book, carefully, turning over leaf after leaf..
Feeler :: Feeler (n.) One of the sense organs or certain animals (as insects), which are used in testing objects by touch and in searching for food; an antenna; a palp..
Searedness :: Searedness (n.) The state of being seared or callous; insensibility.
Canvass :: Canvass (n.) Search; exploration; solicitation; systematic effort to obtain votes, subscribers, etc..
Warrant :: Warrant (n.) A precept issued by a magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search, or do other acts incident to the administration of justice..
Examination :: Examination (n.) The act of examining, or state of being examined; a careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by study or experiment..
Nomad :: Nomad (n.) One of a race or tribe that has no fixed location, but wanders from place to place in search of pasture or game..
Searcher :: Searcher (n.) One who, or that which, searhes or examines; a seeker; an inquirer; an examiner; a trier..
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