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Meaning of sear

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  sear
      adj 1: (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" [syn: {dried-up}, {sere},
             {sear}, {shriveled}, {shrivelled}, {withered}]
      v 1: make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside"
           [syn: {sear}, {scorch}]
      2: become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent
         over the flames" [syn: {scorch}, {sear}, {singe}]
      3: 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" [syn: {char}, {blacken}, {sear}, {scorch}]
      4: cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun
         parched the earth" [syn: {parch}, {sear}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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