char
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Definitions
Noun
a charred substance
Noun
a human female employed to do housework; "the char will clean the carpet"; "I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write"
Noun
any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus
Verb
burn to charcoal; "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything"
Verb
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"