usage: make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside"
2. scorch, sear, singe, burn, combust
usage: become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"
3. char, blacken, sear, scorch, burn
usage: burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling"
4. parch, sear, dry, dry out
usage: cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth"
Adjective
1. seared, cooked (vs. raw)
usage: having the surface burned quickly with intense heat; "the seared meat is then covered with hot liquid for braising"