Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word char. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in char.
Definitions and meaning of char
char
Alternative forms
chewre (obsolete)
Etymology 1
Back-formation from charcoal.
Pronunciation
(UK) IPA(key): /tʃɑː/
(US) IPA(key): /tʃɑɹ/, [tʃɑɹ], [tʃɑ˞]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
Verb
char (third-person singular simple presentchars, present participlecharring, simple past and past participlecharred)
(ergative) To burn something to charcoal.
To burn slightly or superficially so as to affect colour.
Synonyms
coal
blacken, scorch, sear, singe
Translations
Noun
char (pluralcharsorchar)
A charred substance.
Synonyms
charcoal
Translations
Etymology 2
Origin unknown, perhaps from Celtic, such as Irishceara(“fiery red”) (found in personal names). Or, perhaps borrowed from Middle Low Germanschar(“flounder, dab”), from Proto-Germanic*skardaz, related to *skeraną(“to cut”), referring to its shape. If so, related to shard.
Alternative forms
charr
Pronunciation
(UK) IPA(key): /tʃɑː/
(US) IPA(key): /tʃɑɹ/, [tʃɑɹ], [tʃɑ˞]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
Noun
char (pluralcharsorchar)
One of the several species of fishes of the genus Salvelinus.
Among other native delicacies, they give you fresh char.
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle Englishcherre(“odd job”), from Old Englishċierr(“a turn, change, time, occasion, affair, business”), from ċierran(“to turn, change, turn oneself, go, come, proceed, turn back, return, regard, translate, persuade, convert, be converted, agree to, submit, make to submit, reduce”), from Proto-Germanic*karzijaną(“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European*gers-(“to bend, turn”).
Cognate with Dutchkeer(“a time, turn, occasion”), GermanKehre(“a turn, bight, bend”) and kehren(“to sweep”) or umkehren(“to return or reverse”), Greekγύρος(gýros, “a bout, whirl”), gyre. More at chore, ajar.
Alternative forms
chare
Pronunciation
(UK) IPA(key): /tʃɑː/
(US) IPA(key): /tʃɑɹ/, [tʃɑɹ], [tʃɑ˞]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
Noun
char (pluralchars)
(obsolete) A time; a turn or occasion.
(obsolete) A turn of work; a labour or item of business.
An odd job, a chore or piece of housework.
c. 1607, William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act V, Scene II.
When thou hast done this chare, I’ll give thee leave to play till doomsday.
A charlady, a woman employed to do housework; cleaning lady.
I had to scrub the kitchen today, because the char couldn't come.
Synonyms
charlady
charwoman
cleaning lady
cleaning woman
Translations
Verb
char (third-person singular simple presentchars, present participlecharingorcharring, simple past and past participlecharedorcharred)
(obsolete) To turn, especially away or aside.
To work, especially to do housework; to work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant.
1893, Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Naval Treaty" (Norton 2005, p.677)
She explained that she was the commissionaire's wife, who did the charing, and I gave her the order for the coffee.
1897, W. Somerset Maugham, Lisa of Lambeth, chapter 2
Her husband had been a soldier, and from a grateful country she received a pension large enough to keep her from starvation, and by charring and doing such odd jobs as she could get she earned a little extra to supply herself with liquor.
(obsolete) To perform; to do; to finish.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Nares to this entry?)
To work or hew (stone, etc.).
(Can we find and add a quotation of Oxf. Gloss to this entry?)
Etymology 4
Abbreviation of character, used as the name of a data type in some programming languages, including notably C.
Pronunciation
(UK) IPA(key): /tʃɑː/, /kɛə/, /kɑː/
(US) IPA(key): /tʃɑɹ/, /kɛɹ/, /kɑɹ/
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
Noun
char (pluralchars)
(computing, programming) A character (text element such as a letter or symbol).
1975, Computerworld - 23 April 1975 - Page 21
The unit is an 80-column, 30 char. /sec dot matrix printer which uses a 5 by 7 font.
1997, Cay S Horstmann, Gary Cornell, Core Java 1.1: Fundamentals
Chars can be considered as integers if need be without an explicit cast.
1998, John R Hubbard, Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Fundamentals of Computing with C++
Then since each char occupies one byte, these four bytes represent the three letters 'B', 'y', 'e', and the null character NUL.
2004, Kari Laitinen, A Natural Introduction to Computer Programming with C#
When a 32-bit int value is stored to a 16-bit char variable, information can be lost if the 16 most significant bits are not zeroes in the int value.
2002, Nell B. Dale, Michael McMillan, Visual Basic .NET: a laboratory course - Page 25
.NET uses the Unicode character set in which each char constant or variable takes up two bytes (16 bits) of storage.
Derived terms
signed char
unsigned char
Related terms
byte
double
float
int
long
short
Etymology 5
Non-rhotic spelling of cha.
Noun
char (uncountable)
(Britain)Alternative form of cha (tea)
References
Anagrams
-arch, ARCH, Arch, Rach, arch, arch-, arch., rach
Cebuano
Alternative forms
char baki
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: char
Interjection
char
a noncommittal reply to an untrue statement
spoken after something one has said that is untrue or highly ridiculous
Esperanto
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /t͡ʃar/
Conjunction
char
H-system spelling of ĉar
French
Etymology
From Old Frenchchar, from Latincarrus, a loan from Transalpine Gaulish. Doublet of car(“coach”), a borrowing from English.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ʃaʁ/
Noun
charm (pluralchars)
chariot, carriage
(military) tank
(Quebec, Louisiana, Cajun French, Missouri) car, auto
Synonym:voiture
(Louisiana) train car
Synonym:voiture
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
“char” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Irish
Etymology
cha + -r
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [xaɾˠ]
Particle
char(triggers lenition of the following verb)
(Ulster) not
Usage notes
Used only in some varieties of Ulster Irish. Used only with the past tense of regular verbs and some irregular verbs.
Synonyms
níor(used in Munster Irish, Connacht Irish, and some varieties of Ulster Irish)
Related terms
cha(used before other tenses)
Middle French
Alternative forms
chair
Etymology
From Old Frenchchar, charn.
Noun
charf (pluralchars)
flesh
Descendants
French: chair
Old French
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /tʃar/
Rhymes: -ar
Etymology 1
From earlier charn, carn, from Latincarnem, accusative singular of carō.