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sear
/sɪɹ/ · 4 letters · 4 distinct letters
- verb
make very hot and dry
The heat scorched the countryside
- verb
become superficially burned
my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames
- verb
burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
The cook blackened the chicken breast
- verb
cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
The sun parched the earth
- adjective
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
dried up grass