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char
1[ chahr ]
verb (used with object)
- to burn or reduce to charcoal:
The fire charred the paper.
- to burn slightly; scorch:
The flame charred the steak.
Synonyms: ,
verb (used without object)
- to become charred.
noun
- a charred material or surface.
- a superior carbon-rich fuel, a by-product of the conversion of coal into gaseous or liquid fuel.
char
2[ chahr ]
noun
- any trout of the genus Salvelinus (or Cristovomer ), especially the Arctic char.
char
3[ chahr ]
noun
- a charwoman.
- a task, especially a household chore.
- chars, odd jobs, especially of housework, for which one is paid by the hour or day.
verb (used without object)
- to work at housecleaning by the day or hour; hire oneself out to do odd jobs.
verb (used with object)
- to do (housework, odd jobs, or chores); clean or repair.
char
4[ chahr ]
noun
- tea.
Char
5[ shar ]
noun
- ·é [r, uh, -, ney], 1907–1988, French poet.
char.
6abbreviation for
- character.
- charter.
char
1/ ʃɑː /
verb
- to burn or be burned partially, esp so as to blacken the surface; scorch
- tr to reduce (wood) to charcoal by partial combustion
char
2/ ʃɑː /
noun
- any of various troutlike fishes of the genus Salvelinus, esp S. alpinus, occurring in cold lakes and northern seas: family Salmonidae (salmon)
char
3/ ʃɑː /
noun
- informal.short for charwoman
verb
- informal.to do housework, cleaning, etc, as a job
char
4/ ʃɑː /
noun
- a slang word for tea
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
The extra anxiety has multiple causes: The charred remains of homes continue to wash away, spilling contaminants into Santa Monica Bay.
Lina's lifeless body was retrieved from the charred interior of her home.
The CO2 that emerges into the air is sucked away and then concentrated using charred coconut husks ready to be stored.
Video verified by the BBC showed the charred remnants of the camp with belongings strewn across the ground and survivors surveying the damage.
Canadian Mike Weir in 2004 featured elk, wild boar and Arctic char.
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