char

Words with a similar base: char, charr, charwoman

'char'

[char.n.01] as in: a charred substance

'char'

[charwoman.n.01] as in: a human female employed to do housework

Examples:
the char will clean the carpet
I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write

'char'

[char.n.03] as in: any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus

'char'

[char.v.01] as in: burn to charcoal

Examples:
Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything

'char'

[char.v.02] as in: burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

Examples:
The cook blackened the chicken breast
The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece
the flames scorched the ceiling

Origins

					char (English)
└── cherre (Middle English (1100-1500))
    ├── cerr (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── cierr (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
        └── cierran (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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