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Dry; withered, especially of vegetation.

A scar produced by searing

Part of a gun that retards the hammer until the trigger is pulled.

To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.

To wither; to dry up.

To make callous or insensible.

To mark permanently, as if by burning.

Example: The events of that day were seared into her memory.