单词 | cinder |
释义 | cinder/ˈsɪndə /noun 1A small piece of partly burnt coal or wood that has stopped giving off flames but still has combustible matter in it: a cold hearth full of cinders...
Synonyms ashes, ash, embers; clinker, charcoal, slag 1.1 (cinders) Ashes.The wheels are exposed to a lot of corrosive elements such as the dust, salt, stones, and cinders....
2 [mass noun] Waste matter produced by smelting or refining ore; slag.Years ago this was the way Rowntree's disposed of its cinder waste from its incinerator - it had waiting lists of people wanting this material....
Phrasesburnt to a cinder Derivativescindery
OriginOld English sinder 'slag', of Germanic origin; related to German Sinter. The similar but unconnected French cendre (from Latin cinis 'ashes') has influenced both the sense development and the spelling. Compare with sinter. Rhymes |
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