char
1to become charred.
a charred material or surface.
a superior carbon-rich fuel, a by-product of the conversion of coal into gaseous or liquid fuel.
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or charr
any trout of the genus Salvelinus (or Cristovomer), especially the Arctic char.
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a charwoman.
a task, especially a household chore.
chars, odd jobs, especially of housework, for which one is paid by the hour or day.
to work at housecleaning by the day or hour; hire oneself out to do odd jobs.
to do (housework, odd jobs, or chores); clean or repair.
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Re·né [ruh-ney], /rəˈneɪ/, 1907–1988, French poet.
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character.
charter.
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How to use char in a sentence
There are at least four distinct species of trout; that is, trout proper and chars, now common to the coast.
Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast | Harry Thom PayneTemperature, weather, ordinary shock have absolutely no effect on it; in fire it simply chars and doesn't explode.
The Cab of the Sleeping Horse | John Reed ScottIt had charred as leather chars, but no part of the surface had dissolved.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousThe station, for five minutes, is full of jokes and witticisms; then they pass out and into the waiting chars-à-bancs.
A Diary Without Dates | Enid BagnoldSalvelinus, sal-ve-lī′nus, n. a genus of Salmonid, the chars.
British Dictionary definitions for char (1 of 4)
/ (tʃɑː) /
to burn or be burned partially, esp so as to blacken the surface; scorch
(tr) to reduce (wood) to charcoal by partial combustion
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charr
/ (tʃɑː) /
any of various troutlike fishes of the genus Salvelinus, esp S. alpinus, occurring in cold lakes and northern seas: family Salmonidae (salmon)
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/ (tʃɑː) /
informal short for charwoman
British informal to do housework, cleaning, etc, as a job
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/ (tʃɑː) /
British a slang word for tea
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