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sear
adjective
verb
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
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adjective
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
“Dried-up grass”
verb
Cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
“The sun parched the earth”
verb
Make very hot and dry
“The heat scorched the countryside”
verb
Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
“The cook blackened the chicken breast”
verb
Become superficially burned
“My eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames”
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Dried-up grass
The desert was edged with sere vegetation
Shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings
Withered vines
The sun parched the earth
The heat scorched the countryside
The cook blackened the chicken breast
The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece
The flames scorched the ceiling
My eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames
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