English dictionary

char

/S/AR/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a charred substance

noun.substance

Source: WordNet 3.0
a human female employed to do housework

noun.person

Examples
The char will clean the carpet.

Synonyms charwoman cleaning lady cleaning woman woman

Source: WordNet 3.0
any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus

noun.animal

Synonyms charr

Source: WordNet 3.0
One of the several species of fishes of the genus Salvelinus, allied to the spotted trout and salmon, inhabiting deep lakes in mountainous regions in Europe. In the United States, the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) is sometimes called a char.

noun

Source: webster1913
A car; a chariot.

noun

Source: webster1913
Work done by the day; a single job, or task; a chore.

noun

Source: webster1913

burn to charcoal

verb.weather

Examples
Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything.

Synonyms coal

Source: WordNet 3.0
burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

verb.change

Examples
The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece.

Synonyms blacken scorch sear

Source: WordNet 3.0
To perform; to do; to finish.

verb

Source: webster1913
To work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant; to do small jobs.

verb

Source: webster1913
To reduce to coal or carbon by exposure to heat; to reduce to charcoal; to burn to a cinder.

verb

Source: webster1913