char

Meanings

1. To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.
2. To burn (something) severely, so as to blacken it.
3. To burn (something) slightly or superficially so as to affect colour.

1. A charred substance.

1. Any of the several species of fishes of the genus Salvelinus.

1. A time; a turn or occasion.
2. A turn of work; a labour or item of business.
3. An odd job, a chore or piece of housework.
4. A charlady, a woman employed to do housework; cleaning lady.

1. To turn, especially away or aside.
2. To work, especially to do housework; to work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant.
3. To perform; to do; to finish.
4. To work or hew (stone, etc.)

1. A character (text element such as a letter or symbol).
2. A character (being involved in the action of a story).

1. Alternative form of cha (“tea”).

1. A nickname for Charlotte
2. A nickname for Charlene
3. A short river in west Dorset, England; in full, the River Char.

Etymology

Back-formation from charcoal.

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