the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"
an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)
any of several small troutlike fish of the genus Salvelinus
a charred substance
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"
burn to charcoal; "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything"