Definitions for char

Definitions for (noun) char

Main entry: char, charr

Definition: any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus


Main entry: 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


Main entry: char

Definition: a charred substance


Definitions for (verb) char

Main entry: 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


Main entry: coal, char

Definition: burn to charcoal

Usage: Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything


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