Blacken
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make black. To make dirty. To defame or sully. To cook (meat or fish) by coating with pepper, etc., and quickly searing in a hot pan. To become black.
Sear
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A scar produced by searingPart of a gun that retards the hammer until the trigger is pulled.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To char, scorch, or burn the surface of something with a hot instrument