Synonyms for Char (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a human female who does housework):
charwoman, woman, cleaning lady, cleaning woman
WordNet sense 2 (burn to charcoal):
coal
WordNet sense 3 (any of several small troutlike fish of the genus Salvelinus):
charr
WordNet sense 4 (burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color):
blacken, scorch, sear
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