Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
chaps
chaptalize
chapter
Chapter 11
Chapter 7
chapter book
chapter house
Chapultepec
char (1)
char (2)
charabanc
characin
character
character actor
character assassination
character education
character loan
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

char (1)

char [ chaar ] (past and past participle charred, present participle char·ring, 3rd person present singular chars)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb blacken by burning: to blacken something or become blackened by burning or scorching

2. transitive verb make into charcoal: to turn wood into charcoal by partial burning

[Late 17th century. Back-formation <charcoal]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft