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Word: char (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • a charlady, a woman employed to do housework; cleaning lady
  • A charred substance
  • an odd job, a chore or piece of housework
  • programming A character (text element such as a letter or symbol).
  • obsolete a time; a turn or occasion
  • obsolete a turn of work; a labour or item of business
  • One of the several species of fishes of the genus Salvelinus or the brook trout. Scientific name: Salvelinus fontinalis.

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Verb:

  • ergative To burn something to charcoal.
  • obsolete to turn, especially away or aside.
  • To burn slightly or superficially so as to affect colour.
  • to work, especially to do housework.

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