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Sears vs Rears - What's the difference?

sears | rears |

As verbs the difference between sears and rears

is that sears is third-person singular of sear while rears is third-person singular of rear.

As a proper noun Sears

is {{surname|lang=en}.

As a noun rears is

plural of lang=en.

sears

English

Verb

(head)
  • (sear)
  • Anagrams

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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.
  • Anagrams

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    rears

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (rear)
  • Anagrams

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