"chars" in the noun sense

1. char

a charred substance

2. charwoman, char, cleaning woman, cleaning lady, woman

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"

3. char, charr

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

"chars" in the verb sense

1. char, coal

burn to charcoal

"Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything"

2. char, blacken, sear, scorch

burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

"The cook blackened the chicken breast"

"The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"

"the flames scorched the ceiling"

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