Sears
[ seerz ]
/ sɪərz /
noun
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U.S. mail-order retailer.
Definition for sears (2 of 3)
Origin of sear
1
before 900; (adj.) Middle English
sere, Old English
sēar; cognate with Dutch
zoor; (v.) Middle English
seren, Old English
sēarian, derivative of
sēar
synonym study for sear
1. See
burn1.
OTHER WORDS FROM sear
un·seared, adjectiveDefinition for sears (3 of 3)
sear
2
[ seer ]
/ sɪər /
noun
a pivoted piece that holds the hammer at full cock or half cock in the firing mechanism of small arms.
Origin of sear
2
1550–60; < Middle French
serre a grip, derivative of
serrer to lock up, close < Vulgar Latin
*serrāre, for Late Latin
serāre to bar (a door), derivative of Latin
sera door-bar; Vulgar Latin
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Example sentences from the Web for sears
British Dictionary definitions for sears (1 of 2)
sear
1
/ (sɪə) /
verb (tr)
to scorch or burn the surface of
to brand with a hot iron
to cause to wither or dry up
rare
to make callous or unfeeling
noun
a mark caused by searing
adjective
poetic
dried up
Word Origin for sear
Old English
sēarian to become withered, from
sēar withered; related to Old High German
sōrēn, Greek
hauos dry, Sanskrit
sōsa drought
British Dictionary definitions for sears (2 of 2)
sear
2
/ (sɪə) /
noun
the catch in the lock of a small firearm that holds the hammer or firing pin cocked
Word Origin for sear
C16: probably from Old French
serre a clasp, from
serrer to hold firmly, from Late Latin
sērāre to bolt, from Latin
sera a bar