char Synonyms
Another word for char
• verb (Context 1)
To partially burn the surface of an object so that it turns black.
"The intense heat of the grill will quickly scorch the outside of the steak while keeping the inside rare."
• noun (Context 2)
Material that has been scorched or partially burned, typically leaving a blackened carbon residue.
"The fire investigators sifted through the thick layer of charcoal left in the kitchen to determine where the blaze originated."
• noun (Context 3)
Any of several species of cold-water fish in the genus Salvelinus, belonging to the salmon family and typically found in deep alpine lakes and Arctic waters.
"We spent the afternoon fishing for Arctic charr in the pristine, icy waters of the Canadian lake."
• verb (Context 4)
To reduce a substance to carbon or charcoal by fire or heat.
"If the wood is left in the kiln too long without proper airflow, it will completely carbonize."
• noun (Context 5)
Tea.
"After a long morning working in the garden, she sat down on the patio for a nice cup of tea."