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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Seared :: Seared (imp. & p. p.) of Sea.
Tumbler :: Tumbler (n.) A piece attached to, or forming part of, the hammer of a gunlock, upon which the mainspring acts and in which are the notches for sear point to enter..
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..
Ravel :: Ravel (v. i.) To make investigation or search, as by picking out the threads of a woven pattern..
Philosophize :: Philosophize (v. i.) To reason like a philosopher; to search into the reason and nature of things; to investigate phenomena, and assign rational causes for their existence..
Curious :: Curious (a.) Careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry; habitually inquisitive; prying; -- sometimes with after or of.
Searching :: Searching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Searc.
Water Bailiff :: Water bailiff () An officer of the customs, whose duty it is to search vessels..
Ransack :: Ransack (v. t.) To search thoroughly; to search every place or part of; as, to ransack a house..
Indagation :: Indagation (n.) Search; inquiry; investigation.
Searcher :: Searcher (n.) An instrument for feeling after calculi in the bladder, etc..
Searcher :: Searcher (n.) An inspector of leather.
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..
Research :: Research (v. t.) To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
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..
Philosophy :: Philosophy (n.) Literally, the love of, including the search after, wisdom; in actual usage, the knowledge of phenomena as explained by, and resolved into, causes and reasons, powers and laws..
Search :: Search (v. t.) The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry; pursuit for finding something; examination.
Dowse :: Dowse (v. i.) To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc..
Inquest :: Inquest (n.) Inquiry; quest; search.
Search :: Search (v. t.) To examine or explore by feeling with an instrument; to probe; as, to search a wound..
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