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cin·der
(sĭn′dər)n.
1.
a. A small piece of burned or partly burned substance, such as coal, that is not reduced to ashes but is incapable of further combustion.
b. A piece of charred substance that can burn further but without flame.
2. cinders Ashes.
3. cinders Geology See scoria.
4. Metallurgy See scoria.
5. Slag from a metal furnace.
tr.v. cin·dered, cin·der·ing, cin·ders
To burn or reduce to cinders.
[Alteration (influenced by Old French cendre, ashes) of Middle English sinder, from Old English, slag, dross.]
cin′der·y adj.
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cinder
(ˈsɪndə)n
1. a piece of incombustible material left after the combustion of coal, coke, etc; clinker
2. a piece of charred material that burns without flames; ember
3. (Metallurgy) Also called: sinter any solid waste from smelting or refining
4. (Geological Science) (plural) fragments of volcanic lava; scoriae
vb
(tr) rare to burn to cinders
[Old English sinder; related to Old Norse sindr, Old High German sintar, Old Slavonic sedra stalactite]
ˈcindery adj
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cin•der
(ˈsɪn dər)n.
1. a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
2. cinders,
a. any residue of combustion; ashes.
b. coarse volcanic ejecta; scoria.
3. a live, flameless coal; ember.
4. a mixture of ashes and slag.
v.t. 5. to spread cinders on.
6. Archaic. to reduce to cinders.
[before 900; Middle English, Old English sinder slag, c. Middle Low German sinder, Old High German sintar, Old Norse sindr; c- (for s-) < French cendre ashes]
cin′der•y, cin′der•ous, adj.
cin′der•like`, adj.
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cinder
Past participle: cindered
Gerund: cindering
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Noun | 1. | cinder - a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire fragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock" |
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Translations
بَقايا فَحْم
uhlík
aske
kekälekuona
salak
útbrunninn kola/viîarmoli
išdagoskinasšlakas
izdedži
kısmen veya tamamen yanmış odun/kömürmarsık
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cinder
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cinder
(ˈsində) noun a piece of burnt coal, wood etc. the cinders in the fireplace.
cine-camera (ˈsinikӕmərə) noun a camera for taking moving pictures.
cinema (ˈsinəmə) noun a building in which films are shown. He enjoys going to the cinema but he prefers the theatre.
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