Sear

Related Terms:

scorch surface instrument scar cauterize seared hammer char withered burn dry saganaki sere gun unseared blacken cauter cauterise wok hei searing sears bridle cauterization cooking quickly method cooking method hot hot cooking burn meat meat skin sizzle cook cook quickly

Definitions:

Noun

Definition: A scar produced by searing

Verb

sear scorch

Definition: make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside"

scorch sear singe

Definition: become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"

char blacken sear scorch

Definition: burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling"

parch sear

Definition: cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth"

Definition: To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.

Adjective

dried-up sere sear shriveled shrivelled withered

Definition: (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"

Definition: Dry; withered, especially of vegetation.