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1char

noun \ˈchär\
plural char or chars also charr or charrs

Definition of CHAR

:  any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots

Variants of CHAR

char also charr \ˈchär\
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Origin of CHAR

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1662

Other Fishes Terms

chum, ichthyology, smelt, tetra, turbot

Rhymes with CHAR

ar, are, bar, barre, car, czar, far, gar, gnar, guar, jar, Lar, mar, moire, noir, our, par, parr, Parr, R, Saar, scar, spar, SPAR, star, tar, tahr, yare

2char

verb
charredchar·ring

Definition of CHAR

transitive verb
1
:  to convert to charcoal or carbon usually by heat :  burn
2
:  to burn slightly or partly :  scorch <the fire charred the beams>
intransitive verb
:  to become charred

Origin of CHAR

charcoal
First Known Use: 1679

3char

noun

Definition of CHAR

:  a charred substance :  charcoal; specifically :  a combustible residue remaining after the destructive distillation of coal

First Known Use of CHAR

1879

Other Chemical Engineering Terms

alkali, cation, decant, hygroscopic, isotope, oxidize, slurry, solute, viscous

4char

verb
charredchar·ring

Definition of CHAR

intransitive verb
:  to work as a cleaning woman

Origin of CHAR

charwoman
First Known Use: 1732

5char

noun

Definition of CHAR

British
:  charwoman

Origin of CHAR

by shortening
First Known Use: 1906
CHAR Defined for Kids

char

verb \ˈchär\
charredchar·ring

Definition of CHAR for Kids

:  to burn slightly

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7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. char
  2. chare
  3. charr
  4. arctic char
  5. Oregon char
  6. red char
  7. chargrill
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