Definition of sear

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Sear (n.) The catch in a gunlock by which the hammer is held cocked or half cocked.

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Ensearch :: Ensearch (v. i.) To make search; to try to find something.
Investigative :: Investigative (a.) Given to investigation; inquisitive; curious; searching.
Archaeological :: Archaeological () Relating to archaeology, or antiquities; as, archaeological researches..
Inquisitorial :: Inquisitorial (a.) Pertaining to inquisition; making rigorous and unfriendly inquiry; searching; as, inquisitorial power..
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..
Cauterize :: Cauterize (v. t.) To sear, as the conscience..
Costean :: Costean (v. i.) To search after lodes. See Costeaning.
Inexplorable :: Inexplorable (a.) Incapable of being explored, searched out, or discovered..
Searcher :: Searcher (n.) An implement for sampling butter; a butter trier.
Cauterization :: Cauterization (n.) The act of searing some morbid part by the application of a cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application..
Researchful :: Researchful (a.) Making researches; inquisitive.
Search :: Search (v. t.) The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry; pursuit for finding something; examination.
Scrat :: Scrat (v. i.) To rake; to search.
Canvass :: Canvass (v. i.) To search thoroughly; to engage in solicitation by traversing a district; as, to canvass for subscriptions or for votes; to canvass for a book, a publisher, or in behalf of a charity; -- commonly followed by for..
Ensear :: Ensear (v. t.) To sear; to dry up.
Exquire :: Exquire (v. t.) To search into or out.
Ransack :: Ransack (v. i.) To make a thorough search.
Sere :: Sere (a.) [OE. seer, AS. sear (assumed) fr. searian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. sor/n to to wither, Gr. ay`ein to parch, to dry, Skr. /ush (for sush) to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry. Ã152. Cf. Austere, Sorrel, a.] Dry; withered; no longer green; -- applied to leaves..
Expiscatory :: Expiscatory (a.) Tending to fish out; searching ou.
Searched :: Searched (imp. & p. p.) of Searc.
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