a charred substance

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

[ Syn: charwoman , cleaning woman , cleaning lady , woman ]

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

[ Syn: charr ]

burn to charcoal; Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything

[ Syn: 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

[ Syn: blacken , sear , scorch ]