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sear (SEER) (verb)
To dry out or to burn with a sudden application of heat or flame: The chef was careful to sear the swordfish steak over the open fire.
Bryce saw the lightning sear the tree.
seer (SEER) (noun)
1. An individual who demonstrates unusual insight or one who practices divination or fortune telling: Mark was curious to consult a seer about his future life.
2. A person who looks for or who perceives information by using his or her eyes: John's aunt who had limited vision always traveled with a friend who acted as her seer, describing the scenery, etc.
2. A person who looks for or who perceives information by using his or her eyes: John's aunt who had limited vision always traveled with a friend who acted as her seer, describing the scenery, etc.
sere (SEER) (adjective)
Characterized by being dried, winkled, or withered: In fairy tales, the old crones always seem to have sere skin.
Another way to describe "dried cranberries" is to say the cranberries are sere.
At the local BBQ and street fair, a seer was predicting how the chef would sear the roast. "As a seer, Mark can see him planning to sear it until it is quite sere."
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group S; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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