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char > 5 senses
NOUN	1	char	A charred substance
	2	char, charwoman, cleaning woman, cleaning lady, woman	A human female who does housework
	3	char, charr	Any of several small troutlike fish of the genus Salvelinus
VERB	1	char, coal	Burn to charcoal
VERB	2	char, blacken, sear, scorch	Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

char > pronunciation
Sounds	chaa'r
Rhymes	Adar, afar, ajar, and 72 more rhymes in aar...

char > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A charred substance.
Broader	carbon, C, atomic number 6
Narrower	bone black, bone char, animal black, animal charcoal; snuff
Verbs	char

char > noun 2, person
Meaning	A human female who does housework.
Examples	"the char will clean the carpet"
Synonyms	charwoman, cleaning woman, cleaning lady, woman
Broader	cleaner

char > noun 3, animal
Meaning	Any of several small troutlike fish of the genus Salvelinus.
Synonyms	charr
Member of	Salvelinus, genus Salvelinus
Broader	salmonid
Narrower	Arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus

char > verb 1, weather
Meaning	Burn to charcoal.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything"
Synonyms	coal
Broader	burn, combust
Nouns	char

char > verb 2, change
Meaning	Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"
Synonyms	blacken, sear, scorch
Category	cooking, cookery, preparation
Broader	burn
Narrower	singe, swinge
Participle	charred

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