Other Definitions
char (enc)
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Char| Noun | 1. | char - a charred substanceatomic number 6, carbon, C - an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds snuff - the charred portion of a candlewick | | | 2. | char - a human female who does housework; "the char will clean the carpet"cleaner - someone whose occupation is cleaning | | | 3. | char - any of several small-scaled troutsalmonid - soft-finned fishes of cold and temperate waters | | | Verb | 1. | char - burn to charcoal; "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything"combust, burn - cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels" | | | 2. | char - 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"cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" burn - burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress" singe, swinge - burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows" | |
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