Noun
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any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus
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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"
- cleaning woman - cleaning lady -
a charred substance
Verb
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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"
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burn to charcoal
"Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything"