sear
English Thesaurus
1. cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat (verb.change)
2. make very hot and dry (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | sizzle, |
| definition | : | burn or sear with a sizzling sound (verb.change) |
3. burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | burn, |
| definition | : | burn with heat, fire, or radiation (verb.change) |
| domain category | : | cookery, cooking, preparation, |
| definition | : | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat (noun.act) |
4. become superficially burned (verb.change)
5. (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture (adj.all)
| similar | : | dry, |
| definition | : | free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet (adj.all) |
| domain category | : | botany, flora, vegetation, |
| definition | : | all the plant life in a particular region or period (noun.group) |
6. make very hot and dry (verb.change)
| derivation | : | scorch, |
| definition | : | a discoloration caused by heat (noun.attribute) |
7. (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture (adj.all)
| derivation | : | sereness, |
| definition | : | a withered dryness (noun.state) |
8. make very hot and dry (verb.change)
| derivation | : | scorch, |
| definition | : | a discoloration caused by heat (noun.attribute) |
9. (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture (adj.all)
| derivation | : | sereness, |
| definition | : | a withered dryness (noun.state) |
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