cinder

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

Singular
cinder

Plural
cinders

cinder (plural cinders)

  1. Partially or mostly burnt material that results from incomplete combustion of coal or wood etc.
  2. An ember.
  3. Slag from a metal furnace.

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[edit] Translations

partially or mostly burnt material
ember — see ember
slag from a metal furnace
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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to cinder

Third person singular
cinders

Simple past
cindered

Past participle
cindered

Present participle
cindering

to cinder (third-person singular simple present cinders, present participle cindering, simple past and past participle cindered)

  1. (transitive) to reduce something to cinders

[edit] Translations

to reduce something to cinders

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