nnoun.substancea charred substanceDerivationally Related Form:char
Hypernyms:C atomic number 6 carbon
Inherited Hypernyms:charcarbonchemical elementsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:charcarbonchemical elementsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:animal blackanimal charcoalbone blackbone charsnuff
Full Hyponyms:bone blacksnuff
nnoun.persona human female employed to do houseworkSynset:charwoman cleaning lady cleaning woman woman
Examples:- the char will clean the carpet
- I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write
Hypernyms:cleaner
Inherited Hypernyms:charwomancleanerlaborerworkmanemployeeworkerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:charwomancleanerlaborerworkmanemployeeworkerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.animalany of several small trout-like fish of the genus SalvelinusSynset:charr
Member Holonyms:Salvelinus genus Salvelinus
Hypernyms:salmonid
Inherited Hypernyms:charsalmonidsoft-finned fishteleost fishbony fishfishaquatic vertebratevertebratechordateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Arctic charSalvelinus alpinus
Full Hyponyms:arctic char
vverb.weatherburn to charcoalSynset:coal
Examples:- Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything
Derivationally Related Form:charcoal
Hypernyms:burn combust
Inherited Hypernyms:charburn
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changeburn slightly and superficially so as to affect colorTopic:cookerycookingpreparation
Synset:blacken scorch sear
Examples:- The cook blackened the chicken breast
- The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece
- the flames scorched the ceiling
Derivationally Related Form:scorch
Hypernyms:burn
Inherited Hypernyms:charburndamagechange
Direct Hyponyms:singeswinge
Full Troponyms:singe
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something