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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Jerquer :: Jerquer (n.) A customhouse officer who searches ships for unentered goods.
Wrecker :: Wrecker (n.) One who searches fro, or works upon, the wrecks of vessels, etc. Specifically: (a) One who visits a wreck for the purpose of plunder. (b) One who is employed in saving property or lives from a wrecked vessel, or in saving the vessel; as, the wreckers of Key West..
Prospect :: Prospect (v. i.) To make a search; to seek; to explore, as for mines or the like; as, to prospect for gold..
Scrat :: Scrat (v. i.) To rake; to search.
Searcher :: Searcher (n.) Formerly, an officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death..
Search :: Search (v. t.) To look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city..
Investigate :: Investigate (v. t.) To follow up step by step by patient inquiry or observation; to trace or track mentally; to search into; to inquire and examine into with care and accuracy; to find out by careful inquisition; as, to investigate the causes of natural phenomena..
Rout :: Rout (v. i.) To search or root in the ground, as a swine..
Search :: Search (v. t.) To examine or explore by feeling with an instrument; to probe; as, to search a wound..
Knight-errant :: Knight-errant (n.) A wandering knight; a knight who traveled in search of adventures, for the purpose of exhibiting military skill, prowess, and generosity..
Searchless :: Searchless (a.) Impossible to be searched; inscrutable; impenetrable.
Inquisition :: Inquisition (n.) The act of inquiring; inquiry; search; examination; inspection; investigation.
Searcloth :: Searcloth (n.) Cerecloth.
Searce :: Searce (v. t.) To sift; to bolt.
Cautery :: Cautery (n.) A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode, or destroy animal tissue..
Poke :: Poke (v. i.) To search; to feel one's way, as in the dark; to grope; as, to poke about..
Searcher :: Searcher (n.) An inspector of leather.
Insearch :: Insearch (v. t.) To make search after; to investigate or examine; to ensearch.
Rummage :: Rummage (n.) A searching carefully by looking into every corner, and by turning things over..
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.
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