Dictionary Check: sear
"sear" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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points
Words with Friends
4
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Definition
adjective
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
Example:
"dried-up grass"
verb
make very hot and dry
Example:
"The heat scorched the countryside"
verb
become superficially burned
Example:
"my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"
verb
burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
Example:
"The cook blackened the chicken breast"
verb
cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
Example:
"The sun parched the earth"
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