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noun

Definition of charnext
British
as in housekeeper
a female domestic servant a busy executive who leaves most of the cooking and cleaning to the char

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verb

as in to scorch
to burn on the surface I'd like my hamburger charred, but not cooked through

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Recent Examples of char
Noun
The bedroom window was open wide, the char of campfire smoke drifting through. — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026 The underlying whiskey blend shows its character with some herbaceousness, with touches of barrel char, cocoa powder, and rye-forward spice to keep things from veering too much into luscious fruity territory. — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Verb
Place the rack in the sheet pan under the broiler until the chicken is cooked through and lightly charred, 12-15 minutes. — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 6 July 2026 The Gold Mountain fire northeast of Ouray burned across another 7 square miles overnight and has now charred 25,460 acres with no containment, fire officials said Saturday morning. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for char
Recent Examples of Synonyms for char
  1. housekeeper
  2. scorch
  3. maid
  4. singe
  5. sear
  6. light
Noun
  • Toward the middle, chief housekeepers can earn between $4,000 and $7,000 monthly, while executive chefs can make $5,000 to $9,000.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • The show centered on a single dad and former pro baseball player (Tony Danza) who takes a job as a live-in housekeeper for a powerful ad executive named Angela (Judith Light).
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Definition of housekeeper
Verb
  • According to Anderson, rain in areas scorched by wildfires can lead to debris runoff and flooding hazards.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
  • The heat wave that has scorched France in recent days, the third already this year, is starting to subside.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of scorch
Noun
  • This British drama series follows a woman named Emma over the course of more than six decades of her life, from the 1900s through the 1970s, working her way from impoverished maid to the world’s richest woman.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Beyreuther came to the United States from Germany as a live-in maid 16 years ago.
    — Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of maid
Verb
  • Five digital heat settings make temperature adjustment simple, and the ceramic plates are gentle enough to use on any hair type without singeing.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 18 June 2026
  • An angry deity hurled a firebrand at the swallow, singeing away its middle tail feathers.
    — Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
Definition of singe
Verb
  • Is there any bigger money shot than a city-sized flying saucer poised over the White House delivering a lethal laser blast of searing coherent light?
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 3 July 2026
  • For this classic treat, bananas are seared in a butter-brown sugar sauce, then topped with vanilla ice cream, which melts slightly from the warmth.
    — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026
Definition of sear
Verb
  • That lit a fire under England, which answered via a goal from Jude Bellingham.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
  • Decathlete Rafer Johnson lit the Olympic flame in 1984 at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of light

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