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SEAR Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word sear. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word sear. (close relations)
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searedsearing

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scorch
verbv
noun

• a surface burn

• a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues

• a discoloration caused by heat

verb

• subject to harsh criticism

• make very hot and dry

• become superficially burned

• destroy completely by or as if by fire

• burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

• become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions

blacken
verbv
verb

• make or become black

• burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

char
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a charred substance

• a human female employed to do housework

• any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus

verb

• burn to charcoal

• burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

parch
verbv
verb

• cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat

singe
verbv
noun

• a surface burn

verb

• burn superficially or lightly

• become superficially burned

blister
nounn
noun

• a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)

• (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin

• (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid

verb

• get blistered

• subject to harsh criticism

• cause blisters to form on

burn
verb, nounv, n
noun

• pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

• an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation

• a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)

• damage inflicted by fire

verb

• destroy by fire

• shine intensely, as if with heat

• undergo combustion

• cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

• cause to burn or combust

• feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion

• cause to undergo combustion

• execute by tying to a stake and setting alight

• spend (significant amounts of money)

• feel hot or painful

• burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent

• get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun

• create by duplicating data

• use up (energy)

• damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation

toast
verb, nounv, n
noun

• slices of bread that have been toasted

• a celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention

• a person in desperate straits; someone doomed

• a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event

verb

• make brown and crisp by heating

• propose a toast to

dried-up
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture

• depleted of water

sere
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture

shriveled
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture

• lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

• reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity

shrivelled
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture

• lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

• reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity

withered
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

• (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture

Best Hypernyms For SEAR

Here is a list of related hypernyms for sear, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (4)
burn combust dry heat
Phrases (2)
dry outheat up

Alternatives for SCORCH

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