cinder: Meaning and Definition of
cin•der
Pronunciation: (sin'dur), [key] — n.
- a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
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- any residue of combustion; ashes.
- Geol.coarse scoriae erupted by volcanoes.
- a live, flameless coal; ember.
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- slag (def. 1).
- a mixture of ashes and slag.
—v.t. - to spread cinders on: The highway department salted and cindered the icy roads.
- to reduce to cinders.
—v.i. - to spread cinders on a surface, as a road or sidewalk: My neighbor began cindering as soon as the first snowflake fell.
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