Sear vs Soar - What's the difference?
sear | soar |
Dry; withered, especially of vegetation.
To char, scorch, or burn the surface of something with a hot instrument.
To wither; to dry up.
(figurative) To mark permanently, as if by burning.
A scar produced by searing
Part of a gun that retards the hammer until the trigger is pulled.
to fly aloft with little effort, as a bird.
to mount upward on wings, or as on wings.
to remain aloft by means of a glider or other unpowered aircraft.
to rise, especially rapidly or unusually high.
(figuratively) To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.
As an adjective sear
is dry; withered, especially of vegetation.As a verb sear
is to char, scorch, or burn the surface of something with a hot instrument.As a noun sear
is a scar produced by searing.As a proper noun soar is
(label) a river in england tributary to the trent.sear
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Alternative forms
* (l) * (l)Etymology 1
From (etyl) seer, seere, from (etyl) .Adjective
(en-adj)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)- (Shakespeare)
- The events of that day were seared into her memory.
Noun
(en noun)Anagrams
* ----soar
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Verb
(en verb)- When soars Gaul's vulture with his wings unfurled. .
- The pump prices soared into new heights as the strike continued.
- Where the deep transported mind may soar . .
- Valor soars above What the world calls misfortune.