char

nouns

a charred substance

char

is a type of (narrower)

an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds

C, atomic number 6, carbon

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"

char, charwoman, cleaning lady, cleaning woman, woman

any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus

char, charr

verbs

burn to charcoal

"Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything"

char, coal

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"

blacken, char, scorch, sear