Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sear 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  sear 
 
  Sense  1 
  sear,  scorch 
  =>  sizzle 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sear 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  sear 
 
  Sense  1 
  sear,  scorch 
  =>  sizzle 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  sear 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  sear 
 
  2  senses  of  sear 
 
  Sense  1 
  sear,  scorch 
  =>  heat,  heat  up 
 
  Sense  2 
  parch,  scorch,  sear 
  =>  dry,  dry  out 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  sear 
 
  sear  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  sear 
 
  Sense  1 
  sear,  scorch 
  =>  heat,  heat  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  parch,  scorch,  sear 
  =>  dry,  dry  out 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  sear 
  search 
  search  and  destroy  mission 
  search  and  rescue  mission 
  search  engine 
  search  language 
  search  mission 
  search  party 
  search  warrant 
  searcher 
  searcher  beetle 
  searching  fire 
  searchlight 
  searing  iron 
  searobin 
 
  Overview  of  verb  sear 
 
  The  verb  sear  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  sear,  scorch  --  (make  very  hot;  "searing  heat") 
  2.  parch,  scorch,  sear  --  (cause  to  wither  or  parch  from  exposure  to  heat;  "The  sun  parched  the  earth") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  sear 
 
  The  adj  sear  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  dried-up,  sere,  sear,  shriveled,  shrivelled,  withered  --  ((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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  sear 
 
  1  sense  of  sear 
 
  Sense  1 
  dried-up,  sere,  sear,  shriveled,  shrivelled,  withered 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  dry)  ->  wet 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  sear 
 
  1  sense  of  sear 
 
  Sense  1 
  dried-up,  sere,  sear,  shriveled,  shrivelled,  withered 
  =>  dry  (vs.  wet) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  sear 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  sear 
 
  sear  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  sear 
  sear 
  searching 
  seared 
 
  Overview  of  verb  sear 
 
  The  verb  sear  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  sear,  scorch  --  (make  very  hot;  "searing  heat") 
  2.  parch,  scorch,  sear  --  (cause  to  wither  or  parch  from  exposure  to  heat;  "The  sun  parched  the  earth") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  sear 
 
  The  adj  sear  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  dried-up,  sere,  sear,  shriveled,  shrivelled,  withered  --  ((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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