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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Inquisition :: Inquisition (n.) The act of inquiring; inquiry; search; examination; inspection; investigation.
Tent :: Tent (v. t.) To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent; as, to tent a wound. Used also figuratively..
Sear :: Sear (n.) The catch in a gunlock by which the hammer is held cocked or half cocked.
Visitation :: Visitation (n.) The act of a naval commander who visits, or enters on board, a vessel belonging to another nation, for the purpose of ascertaining her character and object, but without claiming or exercising a right of searching the vessel. It is, however, usually coupled with the right of search (see under Search), visitation being used for the purpose of search..
Spy :: Spy (v. t.) To discover by close search or examination.
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.
Grope :: Grope (v. i.) To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as in darkness or obscurity; to feel one's way, as with the hands, when one can not see..
Look :: Look (v. t.) To seek; to search for.
Drag :: Drag (v. t.) A net, or an apparatus, to be drawn along the bottom under water, as in fishing, searching for drowned persons, etc..
Indagative :: Indagative (a.) Searching; exploring; investigating.
Ramshackle :: Ramshackle (v. t.) To search or ransack; to rummage.
Ensear :: Ensear (v. t.) To sear; to dry up.
Elaborate :: Elaborate (a.) Wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied; executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate discourse; an elaborate performance; elaborate research..
Investigable :: Investigable (a.) Unsearchable; inscrutable.
Searcher :: Searcher (n.) An implement for sampling butter; a butter trier.
Search :: Search (v. i.) To seek; to look for something; to make inquiry, exploration, or examination; to hunt..
Expiscatory :: Expiscatory (a.) Tending to fish out; searching ou.
Forage :: Forage (n.) The act of foraging; search for provisions, etc..
Varier :: Varier (n.) A wanderer; one who strays in search of variety.
Investigative :: Investigative (a.) Given to investigation; inquisitive; curious; searching.
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