Singe (4 letters)

{ Answer }

CHAR

{ Related Clues }

Blacken
Burn
Carbonize
Scorch
Sear
Blacken on the grill
Brit cleaner
Flat cleaner
Overdo a steak
Reduce to carbon
Soho mopper
Tea, to Brits
Not just brown
Small-scaled trout

{ Tags }

bellied, blacken, burn, carbon, carbonize, char, cleaner, cleaning, domestic, overdo, red, reduce, scaled, scorch, singe, small, soho, toast, trout, type, woman

{ Notes }

The answer CHAR is seen frequently, appearing about once every 110 puzzles.

{ Definition }

CHAR as a noun:

1. a charred substance

2. (charwoman, char, cleaning woman, cleaning lady, woman) = a human female who does housework; "the char will clean the carpet"

3. (char, charr) = any of several small troutlike fish of the genus Salvelinus

CHAR as a verb:

1. (char, coal) = burn to charcoal; "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything"

2. (char, blacken, sear, scorch) = burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling"