Definition: any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus
Similar words: salmonid
Definition: soft-finned fishes of cold and temperate waters
Synonyms: char, charwoman, cleaning lady, cleaning woman, woman
Definition: a human female employed to do housework
Usage: the char will clean the carpet; I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write
Similar words: cleaner
Definition: someone whose occupation is cleaning
Synonyms: char
Definition: a charred substance
Similar words: C, carbon, atomic number 6
Definition: an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
Synonyms: blacken, char, sear, scorch
Definition: burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
Usage: The cook blackened the chicken breast; The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece; the flames scorched the ceiling
Similar words: burn
Definition: burn with heat, fire, or radiation
Usage: The iron burnt a hole in my dress
Definition: burn to charcoal
Usage: Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything
Definition: cause to burn or combust
Usage: The sun burned off the fog; We combust coal and other fossil fuels