āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
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āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻž, āĻā§āĻšāĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻ°ā§
a woman employed to do housework
Dialect
British
British
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She worked as a char in several London households.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻšāĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ, āĻļā§āĻ¤āĻ˛ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ
any of several small, trout-like freshwater fish of the genus Salvelinus, known for their cold-water habitats and often vibrant coloring
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Arctic char thrive in icy northern waters.
āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻ°āĻĢ āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŖāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āĻˇ
a scorched residue left after burning
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He scraped the char off the grill before cooking.
āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
to char
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āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
to lightly burn something, causing a change in color on its surface
Transitive: to char sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The fire charred the wooden fence, leaving blackened streaks.
āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛, āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž
to burn something so much that it turns into charcoal or carbon
Transitive: to char sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The chef accidentally charred the steak, making it too tough to eat.
āĻļā§āĻĢ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
