sear
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(verb) make very hot; "searing heat" |
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Synonyms: scorch |
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Related Words: heat, heat up, sizzle |
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(verb) cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth" |
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Synonyms: parch, scorch |
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Related Words: dry, dry out |
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(satellite adjective) (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines" |
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Synonyms: dried-up, sere, shriveled, shrivelled, withered |
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