char

[ UK /t‍ʃˈɑː/ ]
[ US /ˈtʃɑɹ/ ]

NOUN

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

VERB

burn to charcoal
Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything
burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
the flames scorched the ceiling
The cook blackened the chicken breast
The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece

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Three tall memorial archways inscribed with Chinese characters stand outside the temple.
Richardson, are proprietors of shows, and the berouged, bedraggled creatures who exhibit on the platform outside for their living. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843
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The poems, plays, and essays of the committed cultural nationalist are characterized by a markedly hortatory or didactic manner.
It may be a little early but I was just wondering if you could characterize the impact of the label amendment in terms of the new patient starts in to the new year? SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
During adolescence , boys and girls will take on secondary sexual characteristics.
But yes, good of Prof. Adler, who I hope will be a little chary of Althousian pseudoreality in future. The Volokh Conspiracy » Taking the Washington Post to School
It was of a suitable Ash Wednesday character and left the congregation feeling sober and a little cast down.
In 1896, New Jersey passed a law that made it easy to charter a company - and it quickly became a leading venue for incorporations.
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