SEAR Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word sear. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| scorch | verbv | |||||
noun • a surface burn • a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues • a discoloration caused by heat verb • subject to harsh criticism • make very hot and dry • become superficially burned • destroy completely by or as if by fire • burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color • become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions | ||||||
| blacken | verbv | |||||
verb • make or become black • burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color | ||||||
| char | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a charred substance • a human female employed to do housework • any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus verb • burn to charcoal • burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color | ||||||
| parch | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat | ||||||
| singe | verbv | |||||
noun • a surface burn verb • burn superficially or lightly • become superficially burned | ||||||
| blister | nounn | |||||
noun • a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint) • (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin • (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid verb • get blistered • subject to harsh criticism • cause blisters to form on | ||||||
| burn | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • pain that feels hot as if it were on fire • an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation • a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) • damage inflicted by fire verb • destroy by fire • shine intensely, as if with heat • undergo combustion • cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort • cause to burn or combust • feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion • cause to undergo combustion • execute by tying to a stake and setting alight • spend (significant amounts of money) • feel hot or painful • burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent • get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun • create by duplicating data • use up (energy) • damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation | ||||||
| toast | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • slices of bread that have been toasted • a celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention • a person in desperate straits; someone doomed • a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event verb • make brown and crisp by heating • propose a toast to | ||||||
| dried-up | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture • depleted of water | ||||||
| sere | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture | ||||||
| shriveled | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture • lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness • reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity | ||||||
| shrivelled | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture • lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness • reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity | ||||||
| withered | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness • (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture | ||||||
