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sear
Overview of verb sear
The verb sear has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) sear, scorch -- (make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside")
2. scorch, sear, singe -- (become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames")
3. char, blacken, sear, scorch -- (burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling")
4. parch, sear -- (cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth")
Overview of adj sear
The adj sear has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered -- ((used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines")
Grep of noun sear
search
search and destroy mission
search and rescue mission
search engine
search language
search mission
search party
search warrant
searcher
searcher beetle
searching fire
searchlight
searing iron
searobin
Antonyms of verb sear
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sear
4 senses of sear
Sense 1
sear, scorch
=> heat, heat up
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 2
scorch, sear, singe
=> burn, combust
=> change state, turn
=> change
Sense 3
char, blacken, sear, scorch
=> burn
=> damage
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 4
parch, sear
=> dry, dry out
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sear
2 of 4 senses of sear
Sense 1
sear, scorch
=> sizzle
Sense 3
char, blacken, sear, scorch
=> singe, swinge
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sear
4 senses of sear
Sense 1
sear, scorch
=> heat, heat up
Sense 2
scorch, sear, singe
=> burn, combust
Sense 3
char, blacken, sear, scorch
=> burn
Sense 4
parch, sear
=> dry, dry out
'Cause To' of verb sear
Derived Forms of verb sear
Domain of verb sear
1 of 4 senses of sear
Sense 3
char, blacken, sear, scorch
TOPIC>(noun) cooking#1, cookery#1, preparation#8
Domain Terms of verb sear
Familiarity of verb sear
sear used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb sear
4 senses of sear
Sense 1
sear, scorch
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
scorch, sear, singe
*> Something ----s
Sense 3
char, blacken, sear, scorch
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 4
parch, sear
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb sear
4 senses of sear
Sense 1
sear, scorch
> heat, heat up
=> crispen, toast, crisp
=> scald
=> soak
=> calcine
=> preheat
=> overheat
=> sear, scorch
=> broil, bake
=> reheat
Sense 2
scorch, sear, singe
> burn, combust
=> burn down, burn up, go up
=> smolder, smoulder
=> scorch, sear, singe
=> deflagrate
=> flame
=> flare, flame up, blaze up, burn up
=> blaze
Sense 3
char, blacken, sear, scorch
> burn
=> scald
=> char, blacken, sear, scorch
Sense 4
parch, sear
> dry, dry out
=> exsiccate, dehydrate, dry up, desiccate
=> dehydrate, desiccate
=> spin-dry
=> tumble dry
=> spray-dry
=> dehumidify
=> parch, sear
=> rough-dry
=> blow-dry
=> drip-dry
=> air
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb sear
Sense 1
sear, scorch
=> heat, heat up
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Sense 2
scorch, sear, singe
=> burn, combust
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Sense 3
char, blacken, sear, scorch
=> burn
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Sense 4
parch, sear
=> dry, dry out
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Grep of verb sear
sear
search
Antonyms of adj sear
1 sense of sear
Sense 1
dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered
INDIRECT (VIA dry) -> wet
Similarity of adj sear
1 sense of sear
Sense 1
dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered
=> dry (vs. wet)
Pertainyms of adj sear
Attributes of adj sear
Domain of adj sear
1 sense of sear
Sense 1
dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered
TOPIC>(noun) vegetation#1, flora#1, botany#1
Domain Terms of adj sear
Familiarity of adj sear
sear used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adj sear
sear
searching
seared
Grep of adv sear
searchingly
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