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English noun: char | |||
| 1. | char (substance) a charred substance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | atomic number 6, C, carbon | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | animal black, animal charcoal, bone black, bone char, snuff | ||
| 2. | char (person) a human female employed to do housework | ||
| Samples | 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cleaner | ||
| 3. | char (animal) any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus | ||
| Synonyms | charr | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | salmonid | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus | ||
| Member meronym | genus Salvelinus, Salvelinus | ||
English verb: char | |||
| 1. | char (weather) burn to charcoal | ||
| Samples | Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything. | ||
| Synonyms | coal | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | burn, combust | ||
| 2. | char (change) burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color | ||
| Samples | The cook blackened the chicken breast. The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece. The flames scorched the ceiling. | ||
| Synonyms | blacken, scorch, sear | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | burn | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | singe, swinge | ||
| Domain category | cookery, cooking, preparation | ||
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