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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024char1 /tʃɑr/USA pronunciation v., charred, char•ring. - to burn or (cause to) become reduced to charcoal: [~ + object]The flames had charred the corpses beyond recognition.[no object]The corpses charred in the fire.
- [~ + object] to burn slightly;
scorch: The flame charred the steak. char3 /tʃɑr/USA pronunciation n., v., charred, char•ring. Chiefly Brit.n. [countable] - British Terms charwoman.
v. [no object] - British Termsto work at cleaning offices or houses.
char., an abbreviation of:- character.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024char1 (chär),USA pronunciation v., charred, char•ring, n. v.t. - Chemistryto burn or reduce to charcoal:The fire charred the paper.
- Chemistryto burn slightly;
scorch:The flame charred the steak.
v.i. - to become charred.
n. - Chemistrya charred material or surface.
- Chemistrycharcoal.
- Energy, Chemistrya superior carbon-rich fuel, a by-product of the conversion of coal into gaseous or liquid fuel.
- 1670–80; apparently extracted from charcoal; see chark
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged singe, sear.
char2 (chär),USA pronunciation n., pl. ( [esp. collectively]) char, ( [esp. referring to two or more kinds or species]) chars. - Fishany trout of the genus Salvelinus (or Cristovomer), esp. the Arctic char.
- 1655–65; perh. Old English *ceorra literally, turner, derivative of ceorran to turn, it being thought of as swimming to and fro time and again; see char3
char3 (chär),USA pronunciation n., v., charred, char•ring. [Chiefly Brit.]n. - British Termsa charwoman.
- British Termsa task, esp. a household chore.
- British Terms chars, odd jobs, esp. of housework, for which one is paid by the hour or day.
v.i. - British Termsto work at housecleaning by the day or hour;
hire oneself out to do odd jobs.
v.t. - British Termsto do (housework, odd jobs, or chores);
clean or repair. Also, chare. - late Middle English, Old English cerr, cierr turn, time, occasion, affair, derivative of cierran to turn 1375–1425
char4 (chär),USA pronunciation n. [Brit. Informal.]- British Termstea.
- Hindi cā tea; for spelling, spelled with r compare arvo, parcheesi
- 1915–20
Char (shar),USA pronunciation n. Re•né (rə nā′),USA pronunciation born 1907, French poet.
char., - character.
- charter.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: char /tʃɑː/ vb (chars, charring, charred)- to burn or be burned partially, esp so as to blacken the surface; scorch
- (transitive) to reduce (wood) to charcoal by partial combustion
Etymology: 17th Century: short for charcoal char, charr /tʃɑː/ n ( pl char, chars, charr, charrs)- any of various troutlike fishes of the genus Salvelinus, esp S. alpinus, occurring in cold lakes and northern seas: family Salmonidae (salmon)
Etymology: 17th Century: of unknown origin char /tʃɑː/ n - informal
short for charwoman vb (chars, charring, charred)- Brit informal to do housework, cleaning, etc, as a job
Etymology: 18th Century: from Old English cerr char /tʃɑː/ n - Brit
a slang word for tea Etymology: from Chinese ch'a |