charred

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Officials opened some roads near the charred areas and said the blaze was 85 percent under control thanks in part to workers dousing hotspots in an effort to keep expected late-day winds from blowing embers toward houses.

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  1. transitive verb To burn the surface of; scorch.
  2. transitive verb To reduce to carbon or charcoal by incomplete combustion.
  3. intransitive verb To become scorched.
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  • Stay… stay the flow… Too much… The Walker flashed in Minda's mind—his flesh charred, his soul blasted—and she tried to pull away from the Wysling. —  The Flight of the Wren
  • Most of the pictures were either water-damaged or charred, and, Bashir realized with a small shudder, most of the children were probably dead, killed on New Beijing. —  Star Trek - DS9 - Section 31 book 3 - Abyss
  • But the remaining planks were charred, and he doubted that they would support his weight. —  Geis of the Gargoyle
  • But the bottom sides of the steaks were black and charred, and salvage was hopeless. —  Murder Can Be Fun
  • The small patches of lawn were sere but not charred, the trees bare but not burned. —  THE MISTRESS
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