cinder

[ sin-der ]

/ ˈsɪn dər /

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noun

a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.

cinders,

any residue of combustion; ashes.
Geology. coarse scoriae erupted by volcanoes.

a live, flameless coal; ember.

Metallurgy.

slag¹ (def. 1).
a mixture of ashes and slag.

verb (used with object)

to spread cinders on: The highway department salted and cindered the icy roads.

Archaic. to reduce to cinders.

verb (used without object)

to spread cinders on a surface, as a road or sidewalk: My neighbor began cindering as soon as the first snowflake fell.

Origin of cinder

before 900; Middle English synder,Old English sinder slag; cognate with German Sinter,Old Norse sindr; c- (for s-) <French cendre ashes

OTHER WORDS FROM cinder

cin·der·y, cin·der·ous, adjectivecin·der·like, adjective

Words nearby cinder

cinchonize, Cincinnati, Cincinnatus, Cinco de Mayo, cincture, cinder, cinder block, cinder concrete, cinder cone, cinder dick, Cinderella

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Example sentences from the Web for cinder

The story opens with an appearance from the Brothers Grimm, asking an elderly woman to verify the story of a cinder girl.
12 Sexed-Up Fairy Tales|Alex Berg|March 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
At that moment, three or four shots rang out almost simultaneously, echoing throughout the cinder block building.
Eyewitness to the Firing Squad|Lawrence Schiller|April 25, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Then, tons of cinders had been dumped into the Cinder Pond and into the lake, on either side of the wharf; filling in the corners.
The Cinder Pond|Carroll Watson Rankin
One gentleman dreamed that his house was in flames, and that he was gradually being consumed to a cinder.
Sleep and Its Derangements|William A. Hammond

Tish came back with a cinder in her eye and full of enthusiasm.
Tish, The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions|Mary Roberts Rinehart
The Italian went in at once with the pick, and loosened a mass of cinder near one of the rails.
Steel|Charles Rumford Walker
And I must say for him that he is not one of those who think of the Alps as no more than a cinder track to try one's endurance.
A Tramp's Notebook|Morley Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for cinder

cinder

/ (ˈsɪndə) /

noun

a piece of incombustible material left after the combustion of coal, coke, etc; clinker

a piece of charred material that burns without flames; ember

Also called: sinter any solid waste from smelting or refining

(plural) fragments of volcanic lava; scoriae

verb

(tr) rare to burn to cinders

Derived forms of cinder

cindery, adjective

Word Origin for cinder

Old English sinder; related to Old Norse sindr, Old High German sintar, Old Slavonic sedra stalactite

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with cinder

cinder

see burned to a cinder.

单词	cinder
释义	cinder [ sin-der ] / ˈsɪn dər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cinder ON THESAURUS.COM noun a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc. cinders, any residue of combustion; ashes. Geology. coarse scoriae erupted by volcanoes. a live, flameless coal; ember. Metallurgy. slag¹ (def. 1). a mixture of ashes and slag. verb (used with object) to spread cinders on: The highway department salted and cindered the icy roads. Archaic. to reduce to cinders. verb (used without object) to spread cinders on a surface, as a road or sidewalk: My neighbor began cindering as soon as the first snowflake fell. Origin of cinder before 900; Middle English synder,Old English sinder slag; cognate with German Sinter,Old Norse sindr; c- (for s-) <French cendre ashes OTHER WORDS FROM cinder cin·der·y, cin·der·ous, adjectivecin·der·like, adjective Words nearby cinder cinchonize, Cincinnati, Cincinnatus, Cinco de Mayo, cincture, cinder, cinder block, cinder concrete, cinder cone, cinder dick, Cinderella Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cinder The story opens with an appearance from the Brothers Grimm, asking an elderly woman to verify the story of a cinder girl. 12 Sexed-Up Fairy Tales\|Alex Berg\|March 8, 2011\|DAILY BEAST At that moment, three or four shots rang out almost simultaneously, echoing throughout the cinder block building. Eyewitness to the Firing Squad\|Lawrence Schiller\|April 25, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Then, tons of cinders had been dumped into the Cinder Pond and into the lake, on either side of the wharf; filling in the corners. The Cinder Pond\|Carroll Watson Rankin One gentleman dreamed that his house was in flames, and that he was gradually being consumed to a cinder. Sleep and Its Derangements\|William A. Hammond Tish came back with a cinder in her eye and full of enthusiasm. Tish, The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions\|Mary Roberts Rinehart The Italian went in at once with the pick, and loosened a mass of cinder near one of the rails. Steel\|Charles Rumford Walker And I must say for him that he is not one of those who think of the Alps as no more than a cinder track to try one's endurance. A Tramp's Notebook\|Morley Roberts British Dictionary definitions for cinder cinder / (ˈsɪndə) / noun a piece of incombustible material left after the combustion of coal, coke, etc; clinker a piece of charred material that burns without flames; ember Also called: sinter any solid waste from smelting or refining (plural) fragments of volcanic lava; scoriae verb (tr) rare to burn to cinders Derived forms of cinder cindery, adjective Word Origin for cinder Old English sinder; related to Old Norse sindr, Old High German sintar, Old Slavonic sedra stalactite Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with cinder cinder see burned to a cinder. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to cinder ember, soot, clinker
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cinder

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of cinder

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British Dictionary definitions for cinder

noun

verb

Derived forms of cinder

Word Origin for cinder

Idioms and Phrases with cinder

Words related to cinder