char (verb)

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• char — Ⅰ. char [1] ► VERB (charred, charring) ▪ partially burn so as to blacken the surface. ORIGIN apparently from CHARCOAL(Cf. ↑charcoal). Ⅱ. char [2] …   English terms dictionary

• char´ter|less — char|ter «CHAHR tuhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a written grant by a government to a colony, a group of citizens, a university, or a business or a corporation, bestowing the right of organization, with other privileges, and specifying the form of… …   Useful english dictionary

• char´ter|er — char|ter «CHAHR tuhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a written grant by a government to a colony, a group of citizens, a university, or a business or a corporation, bestowing the right of organization, with other privileges, and specifying the form of… …   Useful english dictionary

• char´ter|able — char|ter «CHAHR tuhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a written grant by a government to a colony, a group of citizens, a university, or a business or a corporation, bestowing the right of organization, with other privileges, and specifying the form of… …   Useful english dictionary

• char|ter — «CHAHR tuhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a written grant by a government to a colony, a group of citizens, a university, or a business or a corporation, bestowing the right of organization, with other privileges, and specifying the form of organization:… …   Useful english dictionary

• char´ac|ter|iz´er — char|ac|ter|ize «KAR ihk tuh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to describe the special qualities or features of (a person or thing); describe: »The story of “Little Red Riding Hood” characterizes the wolf as a cunning and savage beast.… …   Useful english dictionary

• char´ac|ter|iz´a|ble — char|ac|ter|ize «KAR ihk tuh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to describe the special qualities or features of (a person or thing); describe: »The story of “Little Red Riding Hood” characterizes the wolf as a cunning and savage beast.… …   Useful english dictionary

• char|ac|ter|ize — «KAR ihk tuh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to describe the special qualities or features of (a person or thing); describe: »The story of “Little Red Riding Hood” characterizes the wolf as a cunning and savage beast. SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

• char — is short for charlady and charwoman, and as a verb has inflected forms charred, charring. Other terms such as cleaner (in offices) and daily help (in private houses) are now more usual, and char has a decidedly period flavour about it …   Modern English usage

• char|coal — «CHAHR KOHL», noun, verb. –n. 1. the black, brittle form of carbon made by partly burning wood, bones, or the like in a place from which the air is shut out. Charcoal is used as fuel, in filters, and as a pencil for drawing. It is often specified …   Useful english dictionary

• char|i|ot — «CHAR ee uht», noun, verb. –n. 1. a two wheeled carriage pulled by horses. The chariot was used in ancient times for fighting, for racing, and in processions. »Nearly 4,000 years ago, the Hittites…developing the lightest and fastest chariots of… …   Useful english dictionary