char

Noun
  1. A charred substance (synset 114709333)
    is a type of: atomic number 6, c, carbon - an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
    subtypes:
  2. A human female employed to do housework (synset 109930684)
    "the char will clean the carpet"; "I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write"
    is a type of: cleaner - someone whose occupation is cleaning
    same as: charwoman, cleaning lady, cleaning woman, woman
  3. Any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus (synset 102541037)
    is a type of: salmonid - soft-finned fishes of cold and temperate waters
    subtypes: arctic char, salvelinus alpinus - small trout of northern waters; landlocked populations in Quebec and northern New England
    belongs to: genus salvelinus, salvelinus - brook trout
    same as: charr
Verb
  1. Burn to charcoal (synset 202777955)
    "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything"
    is a type of: burn, combust - cause to burn or combust
    same as: coal
  2. Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color (synset 200380111)
    "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling"
    referred to in: cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
    is a type of: burn - damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation
    subtypes: singe, swinge - burn superficially or lightly
    same as: blacken, scorch, sear

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