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Seals vs Sears - What's the difference?

seals | sears |

In surname|lang=en terms the difference between seals and sears

is that seals is while sears is .

As proper nouns the difference between seals and sears

is that seals is while sears is .

seals

English

Noun

(head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (seal)

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    sears

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (sear)

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    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.

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