char
Singe the surface
Char has several unrelated meanings.
To char is to burn something until blackened, or to become blackened by fire: The edges of the paper were charred.
A char is also British slang for a cleaning woman or charwoman, and for tea—from the Chinese word for tea leaf.
In computing, char (rhymes with "car") is short for character, a data type representing a single letter or symbol.
Burn superficially
- blackenMake or become dark
- carbonizeConvert to charite through heat
- searBurn the outside
- singeBurn the surface
ignite · smolder · incinerate · combust · blister · pyrolysis · calcine · oxidize
Smoldering fire remnants
- cindersPartly burned coal pieces
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- smolderBurn without flame
combustion · blaze · inferno · bonfire · pyre · conflagration · wildfire · spark
Hired domestic cleaner
- cleanerAgent that removes dirt
- dailyPer diem, repeated
- domesticOf the home
- housekeeperDomestic cleaning professional
skivvy · scrubwoman · maid · cleaning lady
Cooking on metal grates
- searingBrowning with intense heat
- barbecueSlow-cook over coals
- blackeningMaking or becoming dark
- broilingExtremely hot, or oven-top cooking
roasting · high heat · grill marks · caramelization · crust · blistering · smoker · yakitori
scorch
Burn superficially
singe · ignite · smolder · incinerate · combust · blister · pyrolysis · calcine · oxidize · torch
embers
Smoldering fire remnants
smolder · combustion · blaze · inferno · bonfire · pyre · conflagration · wildfire · spark · kindle
charlady
Hired domestic cleaner
housekeeper · skivvy · scrubwoman · maid · cleaning lady
grilling
Cooking on metal grates
- searingBrowning with intense heat
- barbecueSlow-cook over coals
- blackeningMaking or becoming dark
broiling · roasting · high heat · grill marks · caramelization · crust · blistering · smoker · yakitori · kebab
carbonized
Converted to carbon
smoky
Filled with combustion haze
- bitterSharp, unpleasant taste
- caramelizedBrowned through sugar heating
- woodsyResembling forested areas
toasted · acrid · mesquite · hickory · applewood · carbon · ashy · pungent · earthy · burnt
- C Programmingint, float, double, void, main
- Rustownership, borrowing, lifetimes, traits, match
- fire sciencefire behavior, fire spread, ignition, combustion, flames
- seafoodfish, shrimp, crab, lobster, salmon
- burntburnt toast, burnt rubber, burnt smell, burnt taste, scorched
- destruction verbsdestroy, demolish, wreck, ruin, smash
- in chargeHaving authority over
- take chargeBegin leading a situation
- no chargeWithout payment required
- lucky charmObject thought to bring fortune
- free of chargeRequiring no money
- charge upRestore electrical energy
charm, charge, charity, character, chart, charcoal, charred, chard, charring