char

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.
2. 2
   To burn (something) severely, so as to blacken it.
3. 3
   To burn (something) slightly or superficially so as to affect colour.
4. 4
   To turn, especially away or aside.
5. 5
   To work, especially to do housework; to work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant.
6. 6
   To perform; to do; to finish.
7. 7
   To work or hew (stone, etc.)

Noun

1. 1
   A charred substance.
2. 2
   Any of the several species of fishes of the genus Salvelinus.
3. 3
   A time; a turn or occasion.
4. 4
   A turn of work; a labour or item of business.
5. 5
   An odd job, a chore or piece of housework.
6. 6
   A charlady, a woman employed to do housework; cleaning lady.
7. 7
   A character (text element such as a letter or symbol).
8. 8
   A character (being involved in the action of a story).
9. 9
   Alternative form of cha (“tea”).

Proper noun

1. 1
   A nickname for Charlotte
2. 2
   A nickname for Charlene
3. 3
   A short river in west Dorset, England; in full, the River Char.