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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Tent :: Tent (n.) A probe for searching a wound.
Sear :: Sear (n.) The catch in a gunlock by which the hammer is held cocked or half cocked.
Cauter :: Cauter (n.) A hot iron for searing or cauterizing.
Dowse :: Dowse (v. i.) To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc..
Search :: Search (v. t.) To inquire after; to look for; to seek.
Indagate :: Indagate (v. t.) To seek or search out.
Hunt :: Hunt (v. i.) To seek; to pursue; to search; -- with for or after.
Inquisitive :: Inquisitive (a.) Given to examination, investigation, or research; searching; curious..
Sea King :: Sea king () One of the leaders among the Norsemen who passed their lives in roving the seas in search of plunder and adventures; a Norse pirate chief. See the Note under Viking.
Explore :: Explore (v. t.) To seek for or after; to strive to attain by search; to look wisely and carefully for.
Search :: Search (v. t.) The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry; pursuit for finding something; examination.
Seared :: Seared (imp. & p. p.) of Sea.
Etymologize :: Etymologize (v. t.) To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from their simple roots.
Throughout :: Throughout (prep.) Quite through; from one extremity to the other of; also, every part of; as, to search throughout the house..
Rummage :: Rummage (n.) A searching carefully by looking into every corner, and by turning things over..
Perscrutation :: Perscrutation (n.) A thorough searching; a minute inquiry or scrutiny.
Searce :: Searce (v. t.) To sift; to bolt.
Drag :: Drag (v. t.) To break, as land, by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow; to draw a drag along the bottom of, as a stream or other water; hence, to search, as by means of a drag..
Ransack :: Ransack (v. t.) To search thoroughly; to search every place or part of; as, to ransack a house..
Lead :: Lead (v. t.) To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; as, to lead an army, an exploring party, or a search; to lead a political party..
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