SPage 121
- English Word Sear Definition To wither; to dry up.
- English Word Sear Definition To burn (the surface of) to dryness and hardness; to cauterize; to expose to a degree of heat such as changes the color or the hardness and texture of the surface; to scorch; to make callous; as, to sear the skin or flesh. Also used figuratively.
- English Word Sear Definition The catch in a gunlock by which the hammer is held cocked or half cocked.
- English Word Searce Definition A fine sieve.
- English Word Searce Definition To sift; to bolt.
- English Word Searcer Definition One who sifts or bolts.
- English Word Searcer Definition A searce, or sieve.
- English Word Search Definition To look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city.
- English Word Search Definition To inquire after; to look for; to seek.
- English Word Search Definition To examine or explore by feeling with an instrument; to probe; as, to search a wound.
- English Word Search Definition To examine; to try; to put to the test.
- English Word Search Definition To seek; to look for something; to make inquiry, exploration, or examination; to hunt.
- English Word Search Definition The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry; pursuit for finding something; examination.
- English Word Searchable Definition Capable of being searched.
- English Word Searchableness Definition Quality of being searchable.
- English Word Searched Definition of Search
- English Word Searcher Definition One who, or that which, searhes or examines; a seeker; an inquirer; an examiner; a trier.
- English Word Searcher Definition Formerly, an officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death.
- English Word Searcher Definition An officer of the customs whose business it is to search ships, merchandise, luggage, etc.
- English Word Searcher Definition An inspector of leather.
- English Word Searcher Definition An instrument for examining the bore of a cannon, to detect cavities.
- English Word Searcher Definition An implement for sampling butter; a butter trier.
- English Word Searcher Definition An instrument for feeling after calculi in the bladder, etc.
- English Word Searching Definition of Search
- English Word Searching Definition Exploring thoroughly; scrutinizing; penetrating; trying; as, a searching discourse; a searching eye.
- English Word Searchless Definition Impossible to be searched; inscrutable; impenetrable.
- English Word Searcloth Definition Cerecloth.
- English Word Searcloth Definition To cover, as a sore, with cerecloth.
- English Word Seared Definition of Sear
- English Word Seared Definition Scorched; cauterized; hence, figuratively, insensible; not susceptible to moral influences.