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char¹ Definition

char (c̸här)

transitive verb, intransitive verb charred, char′·ring

  1. to reduce to charcoal by burning
  2. to burn slightly; scorch

Etymology: back-form. < charcoal

noun

anything charred; esp., charcoal

char² Definition

char (c̸här)

noun

  1. chare
  2. Brit., Informal a charwoman

Etymology: back-form. < charwoman

intransitive verb charred, char′·ring

Chiefly Brit., Informal to work as a charwoman

char³ Definition

char (c̸här)

noun pl. chars or char

any of a genus (Salvelinus) of trouts with small scales and a red belly

Etymology: < Gael ceara, red < cear, blood

char4 Definition

char (c̸här)

noun

Brit., Slang tea ()

char5 Definition

char

  1. character
  2. charter

char Synonyms

char

v.

scorch, sear, singe, carbonize; see burn 2, 6. See syn. study at burn.

char Usage Examples

Object

  • fleck: Minimum size in thin sections, particularly of charred plant remains are less meaningful as charred flecks occur in each deposit analyzed.
  • chump: The security guard had previously been assualted by a gang of young thugs, including the charred chump.
  • grain: Nearby were several large storage pits, one of which contained a significant quantity of charred wheat grains.
  • corpse: Sitting here at your keyboard, reproduction of the charred corpse in front of you: here we go again.
  • corps: The remains of two charred corpses were later seen hanging from a nearby bridge.
  • remain: Almost three years later his charred remains were found in a locked car on remote farmland in the South of France.

Adjective modifier

  • unsigned: It is either like unsigned char by default or like signed char by default.
  • const: Changed all API arguments that take a format string from char * to const char * for Solaris.
  • arctic: A genetically distinct form of the Welsh race of arctic char is also found.

Modifies a noun

  • *name: CONST char *name ( in ) Name for new bitmap to be defined.
  • *filename: DATAFILE * load_datafile ( const char *filename ); Loads a datafile into memory in one go.
  • *host: The xsubpp compiler will now turn this into code which calls rpcb_gettime( ) correctly with parameters ( char *host, time_t *timep ).
  • *format: Formatted Input #include stdio.h int scanf( const char *format, .. .
  • **argv: CONST char **argv ( in ) Arguments for constructing a command pipeline.
  • *mode: CONST char *mode ( in ) Specifies how the file is to be accessed.

Modifying Another Word

lightly: Grill the vegetables over Direct High heat until lightly charred, 6 to 8 minutes, turning once halfway through grilling time.

Noun used with modifier

  • const: Formatted Input #include stdio.h int scanf( const char *format, .. .
  • stdio.h: Formatted Input #include stdio.h int scanf( const char *format, .. .
  • int: Formatted Input #include stdio.h int scanf( const char *format, .. .
  • type: The type char implies either of the two types; signed char and unsigned char.