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Noun char has 3 senses
- char - a charred substance
--1 is a kind of carbon, C, atomic number 6
--1 has particulars:
- charwoman, char, cleaning woman, cleaning lady, woman - a human female who does housework; "the char will clean the carpet"
--2 is a kind of cleaner
- char - any of several small-scaled trout
--3 is a kind of salmonid
--3 is a member of Salvelinus, genus Salvelinus
--3 has particulars: Arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus
Verb char has 2 senses
- char, coal - burn to charcoal; "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything"
--1 is one way to burn, combust
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- char, blacken, scorch - 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"
--2 is one way to burn
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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