As verbs the difference between sear and burned
is that
sear is to char, scorch, or burn the surface of something with a hot instrument while
burned is (
burn).
As an adjective sear
is dry; withered, especially of vegetation.
As a noun sear
is a scar produced by searing.
Other Comparisons: What's the difference?
sear English
Alternative forms
* (l)
* (l)
Etymology 1
From (etyl) seer, seere, from (etyl) .
Adjective
(en-adj)
Dry; withered, especially of vegetation.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) seeren, seren, from (etyl) , Greek hauos'' ("dry"), Sanskrit ''s?sa'' ("drought"). The use in firearms terminology may relate to French ''serrer ("to grip").
Verb
( en verb)
To char, scorch, or burn the surface of something with a hot instrument.
To wither; to dry up.
- (Shakespeare)
(figurative) To mark permanently, as if by burning.
- The events of that day were seared into her memory.
Noun
( en noun)
A scar produced by searing
Part of a gun that retards the hammer until the trigger is pulled.
Anagrams
*
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burned English
Alternative forms
* burnt
Verb
(head)
(burn)
Anagrams
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