charverb
uk/tʃɑːr/us/tʃɑːr/-rr-char verb (BURN)
[ I or T ] to burn and become black or to burn something so that it becomes black:
Grill the peppers until the skin starts to char.
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Burning, burnt & on fire
- ablaze
- alight
- blaze
- burned out
- burnt
- burnt out
- burst
- flame
- flammable
- forest fire
- frazzled
- go up in flames idiom
- incinerate
- inextinguishable
- scald
- sear
- singe
- smoke
- smolder
- spontaneous combustion
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char verb (CLEAN)
[ I ] UK old-fashioned to clean and tidy a house or office for payment
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Cleaning & tidying places & things
- a lick and a promise idiom
- adjust
- airing
- bed
- brush
- clean (sb/sth) up
- freshen (sb/sth) up
- going-over
- Hoover
- housekeeping
- housework
- shampoo
- spit
- straighten
- straighten sth out
- straighten sth up
- tidy
- tidy sth away
- vac
- valet
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charnoun [ C ]
uk/tʃɑːr/us/tʃɑːr/UK old-fashioned informal→ charwoman
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People who clean & tidy places & things
- chambermaid
- charlady
- charwoman
- chimney sweep
- cleaner
- daily
- dishwasher
- domestic
- home help
- housekeeper
- sweep
- sweeper
- valet