| sear | (adjective) (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture | Synonyms: dried-up, sere, shriveled, shrivelled, withered |
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| (verb) make very hot and dry | Synonyms: scorch |
| (verb) burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color | Synonyms: blacken, char, scorch |
| (verb) cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat | Synonyms: parch |
| (verb) become superficially burned | Synonyms: scorch, singe |
| search | (noun) the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone | Synonyms: hunt, hunting |
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| (noun) boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas | - |
| (noun) an investigation seeking answers | - |
| (noun) the examination of alternative hypotheses | - |
| (noun) an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property | Synonyms: lookup |
| (verb) inquire into | Synonyms: explore, research |
| (verb) try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of | Synonyms: look for, seek |
| (verb) subject to a search | - |
| (verb) search or seek | Synonyms: look |
| searcher | (noun) large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; found in North America | Synonyms: Calosoma scrutator, searcher beetle |
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| (noun) someone making a search or inquiry | Synonyms: quester, seeker |
| (noun) a customs official whose job is to search baggage or goods or vehicles for contraband or dutiable items | - |
| searching | (adjective) exploring thoroughly | - |
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| (adjective) diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation | Synonyms: inquisitory, probing |
| (adjective) having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect | Synonyms: trenchant |
| searchingly | (adverb) in a searching manner | - |
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| searchlight | (noun) a light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction | - |
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| seared | (adjective) having the surface burned quickly with intense heat | - |
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| searing | (adjective) severely critical | - |
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| searobin | (noun) American gurnard; mostly found in bays and estuaries | Synonyms: sea robin |
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