cinder

cin·der

C0357600 (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.

cinder

(ˈsɪndə) n1. a piece of incombustible material left after the combustion of coal, coke, etc; clinker2. a piece of charred material that burns without flames; ember3. (Metallurgy) Also called: sinter any solid waste from smelting or refining4. (Geological Science) (plural) fragments of volcanic lava; scoriaevb (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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(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.

cinder

Past participle: cindered
Gerund: cindering

Imperative
cinder
cinder

Present
I cinder
you cinder
he/she/it cinders
we cinder
you cinder
they cinder

Preterite
I cindered
you cindered
he/she/it cindered
we cindered
you cindered
they cindered

Present Continuous
I am cindering
you are cindering
he/she/it is cindering
we are cindering
you are cindering
they are cindering

Present Perfect
I have cindered
you have cindered
he/she/it has cindered
we have cindered
you have cindered
they have cindered

Past Continuous
I was cindering
you were cindering
he/she/it was cindering
we were cindering
you were cindering
they were cindering

Past Perfect
I had cindered
you had cindered
he/she/it had cindered
we had cindered
you had cindered
they had cindered

Future
I will cinder
you will cinder
he/she/it will cinder
we will cinder
you will cinder
they will cinder

Future Perfect
I will have cindered
you will have cindered
he/she/it will have cindered
we will have cindered
you will have cindered
they will have cindered

Future Continuous
I will be cindering
you will be cindering
he/she/it will be cindering
we will be cindering
you will be cindering
they will be cindering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been cindering
you have been cindering
he/she/it has been cindering
we have been cindering
you have been cindering
they have been cindering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been cindering
you will have been cindering
he/she/it will have been cindering
we will have been cindering
you will have been cindering
they will have been cindering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been cindering
you had been cindering
he/she/it had been cindering
we had been cindering
you had been cindering
they had been cindering

Conditional
I would cinder
you would cinder
he/she/it would cinder
we would cinder
you would cinder
they would cinder

Past Conditional
I would have cindered
you would have cindered
he/she/it would have cindered
we would have cindered
you would have cindered
they would have cindered

Thesaurus

Noun

cinder - a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fireclinkerfragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock"

Translations

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cinder

(ˈsində) noun a piece of burnt coal, wood etc. the cinders in the fireplace.煤渣cine-camera (ˈsinikӕmərə) noun a camera for taking moving pictures. 电影摄影机cinema (ˈsinəmə) noun a building in which films are shown. He enjoys going to the cinema but he prefers the theatre.电影院

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burn (someone or something) to a cinder

1. To burn something, typically when cooking it, to the extent that it is completely charred and blackened. I forgot about the bread I'd put in the oven and burned it to a cinder.2. To burn someone severely (typically referring to sunburn). Often used in passive constructions. If you lay on the beach all day without any sunscreen, you'll get burned to a cinder.See also: burn, cinder

burned to a cinder

burned very badly. [Very often used figuratively.] I stayed out in the sun too long, and I am burned to a cinder. This toast is burnt to a cinder.See also: burn, cinder

burn to a cinder

Also, burn to a crisp. Destroy by fire; overcook. For example, If I stay in the sun too long, I'll be burnt to a cinder, or He's an awful cook-dinner was burnt to a crisp. Although both expressions can be used literally, they also function as hyperbole, as in the examples. See also: burn, cinder

burnt to a cinder (or crisp)

completely burnt through, leaving only the charred remnant.See also: burnt, cinder

burn something to a ˈcinder/ˈcrisp

cook something for too long or with too much heat, so that it becomes badly burnt: Alan left the potatoes for so long that they were burnt to a crisp.See also: burn, cinder, crisp, something

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Synonyms for cinder

noun a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire

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