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cin·der
 cinder
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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a small piece of partially burned wood, coal, or the like that can burn further but without a flame.
We threw water over the campfire cinders before we went on our hike.- synonyms:
- ash
- similar words:
- clinker, coal, ember, scoria, slag, spark
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| definition 2: |
(pl.) any of various residues of burning, such as ashes, slag, or volcanic lava.
After the house fire, they searched among the cinders for anything of value.Bits of lava spewed into the air may solidify and become cinders.- synonyms:
- ashes
- similar words:
- lava, remains, residue, scoria, slag, soot
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
cinders, cindering, cindered |
| definition: |
to scatter cinders on, usu. to improve traction for vehicles or pedestrians.
I cindered my driveway before the storm. |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to scatter cinders on a road, walkway, or the like.
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| derivations: |
cinderlike (adj.), cindery (adj.) |
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