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charred

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [chahr]
    • /tʃɑr/
    • /tʃɑːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chahr]
    • /tʃɑr/

Definitions of charred word

  • adjective charred Charred plants, buildings, or vehicles have been badly burnt and have become black because of fire. 3
  • adjective charred burnt and blackened 3
  • verb with object charred to do (housework, odd jobs, or chores); clean or repair. 1
  • verb without object charred to work at housecleaning by the day or hour; hire oneself out to do odd jobs. 1
  • noun charred a charwoman. 1
  • noun charred a task, especially a household chore. 1
See all 11 definitions of charred

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Origin of charred

First appearance:

before 1670
One of the 47% oldest English words
1670-80; apparently extracted from charcoal; see chark

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Parts of speech for Charred

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Charred

charred popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for charred

adjective charred

  • overdone — past participle of overdo.
  • burnt — Burnt is a past tense and past participle of burn.
  • blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
  • burned — having been cheated in a sale of drugs
All 4 Synonyms of charred

Top questions with charred

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Related words

  • char

    If food chars or if you char it, it burns slightly and turns black as it is cooking.

  • coal

    Coal is a hard black substance that is extracted from the ground and burned as fuel.

  • snuff

    to cut off or remove the snuff of (candles, tapers, etc.).
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