Verb (used with object) : The fire charred the paper. ,The flame charred the steak. From Dictionary.com.
Eventually, they pulled four bodies, described as charred bodies, out of that building. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 22, 2003] Reference
People finally seemed to get the difference between "charred" and "over cooked". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-03-01] Reference
Do you like a 'charred' pizza, or do you consider it 'burned'?. From Wordnik.com. [Slice] Reference
If your favorite style of cooking is "charred," this might be the perfect kitchen companion. From Wordnik.com. [Big Picture Big Sound - Home Theater, HDTV, Movie Reviews] Reference
The nice mix of vegetables have a "charred" taste, also, if you are a burger lover who is trying to cut back. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
"charred" varies in degrees so I keep my char-o-meter on the light side. From Wordnik.com. [Slice] Reference
Intact houses stand near those that have been charred. From Wordnik.com. [The Fire This Time] Reference
Widows keen over corpses lying by stubby, charred trees. From Wordnik.com. [ALL THE WAR'S A STAGE] Reference
Suddenly we saw completely charred bodies in front of us. From Wordnik.com. [Dresden In Flames] Reference
Some believe his charred body lies among those of his followers. From Wordnik.com. [An Apocalyptic Mystery] Reference
All that was left were some charred trees and a few cockroaches. From Wordnik.com. [American Beat: Game Over] Reference
The capital, Dili, was an apocalyptic landscape of charred ruins. From Wordnik.com. [A Superpower's Dilemma] Reference
But the genes are innocuous if the person never eats charred meat. From Wordnik.com. [When Dna Isn't Destiny] Reference
More than 100 people died, and the building was left a charred ruin. From Wordnik.com. [A Callous View Of Human Life] Reference
The charred corpses were dismembered and dragged through the marketplace. From Wordnik.com. [Occupational Hazards] Reference
Thousands of men and women plod to work past the charred hulks of buildings. From Wordnik.com. ['I Don't Know How We Manage'] Reference
In 2002, a giant wildfire charred 138,000 acres outside Denver and destroyed more than 100 homes. From Wordnik.com. [The Scorched-Earth Obsession] Reference
He'd place the powder on a painting and light it, which left areas of the canvas charred or smoky. From Wordnik.com. [Pop Goes the Easel] Reference
Her brother was charred over 85 percent of his body by the time his father was able to rescue him. From Wordnik.com. [The Day That Changed America] Reference
Many mysteries of Branch Davidian life will remain lost forever in the charred rubble of Ranch Apocalypse. From Wordnik.com. [Children Of The Cult] Reference
"I saw hundreds of charred skeletons pressed together, kneeling, with their hands clasped in prayer," he says. From Wordnik.com. [An Apocalyptic Mystery] Reference
Cariola recalls that "some pieces of bone were so charred that if you held it with two fingers it would disintegrate.". From Wordnik.com. [Remains of the Day] Reference
Outside, she says, many houses were on fire; the charred bodies of 10 male neighbors lay strewn about in several courtyards. From Wordnik.com. [A Family's Terrifying Odyssey] Reference
It was easy to convince Russians he did the right thing at the "Black House," as the charred Parliament building is called now. From Wordnik.com. [Yeltsin's Free-Market Offensive] Reference
At the weekend, officials buried the bodies of at least 300 victims in mass graves, and much of the city center was a charred ruin. From Wordnik.com. [A Religious Killing Spree] Reference
Both Barclays and National Westminster have since pulled back, fingers charred by their failure to join the investment-banking superleague. From Wordnik.com. [The Scottish Widow Is Swept Off Her Feet] Reference
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