cinder
cinder — noun
- cindersingular
- cindersplural
1. a small, hard piece of burned material, such as coal or wood, that remains after
a small, hard piece of burned material, such as coal or wood, that remains after a fire has gone out and can still be hot enough to start another fire
Antonia cleared the cold cinders from the fireplace before laying new logs.
clear cinders from + [fireplace / grate]
A few hot cinders jumped out of the campfire and landed on Mark's jacket.
The old wooden shed burned down overnight, leaving only gray cinders behind.
Baraka poked the cinders with a stick to see if any were still glowing underneath.
After the bonfire, Noor swept the cinders into a bucket and doused them with water.
- ember
an ember is still glowing and can restart a fire, whereas a cinder has stopped burning and is no longer alight
- ash
ash is a fine, soft, gray powder, while a cinder is a small solid piece that still has some structure
- charcoal
charcoal is made by burning wood slowly with limited air, often used as fuel; cinders are the leftover pieces after ordinary burning
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countable noun