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Meaning of word char from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : A charred substance.

Meaning : A human female employed to do housework.

Example : The char will clean the carpet.
I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write.

Synonyms : charwoman, cleaning lady, cleaning woman, woman

Meaning : Any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus.

Synonyms : charr

Meaning : Burn to charcoal.

Example : Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything.

Synonyms : coal

Meaning : Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color.

Example : The cook blackened the chicken breast.
The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece.
The flames scorched the ceiling.

Synonyms : blacken, scorch, sear