Dictionary Check: sear

"sear" is a valid word!

Scrabble 4 points
Words with Friends 4 points

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"
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verb

become superficially burned

Example: "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"
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verb

burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

Example: "The cook blackened the chicken breast"
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verb

cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat

Example: "The sun parched the earth"
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