First Known Use: before 12th century
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cinder
noun cin·der \ˈsin-dər\
: a very small piece of burned material (such as wood or coal)
Full Definition of CINDER
1
: the slag from a metal furnace : dross
2
a plural : ashes b : a fragment of ash
3
a : a partly burned combustible in which fire is extinct b : a hot coal without flame c : a partly burned coal capable of further burning without flame
4
: a fragment of lava from an erupting volcano
— cin·dery \-d(ə-)rē\ adjective
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Origin of CINDER
Middle English sinder, from Old English; akin to Old High German sintar dross, slag, Serbian & Croatian sedra calcium carbonate
CINDERY Defined for Kids
cinder
noun cin·der \ˈsin-dər\
Definition of CINDER for Kids
1
: a piece of partly burned coal or wood that is not burning
2
: ember
3
cinders plural : 2ash 1
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