Definition
Definition of cinders - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun, plural
1.
burned woodblack pieces left after burning wood or coal
- The fireplace was filled with cinders after the fire.
2.
geologyTECH. fragments of lava from volcanic activityTECH.
- The eruption scattered cinders across the landscape.
Images of cinders
black pieces left after burning wood or coal 
fragments of lava from volcanic activity
Origin of cinders
Old English, sinder (slag, dross)
Terms with cinders included in their meaning
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sports
racetrack covered with fine cinders
construction
concrete block with coal cinders used in building
burning
burn something until it becomes cinders
covering
cover a surface with cinders
waste
cinders or furnace refuse in Scotland
burned
reduced to ashes or cinders
coated
covered with cinders
appearance
looking like cinders in color or texture
metallurgy
last cinders in fining process
Philippines
lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete
Examples of cinders in a sentence
The old stove was surrounded by cinders. Cinders from the volcano covered the town. The path was littered with cinders after the eruption.
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- French:cendres, scories, ...
- German:Asche, Lavafragmente, ...
- Italian:cenere, cenere vulcanica, ...
- Spanish:cenizas, cenizas volcánicas, ...
- Portuguese:cinzas, escórias, ...
- Chinese:灰烬, 熔岩碎片, ...
- Japanese:灰, 火山灰, ...
- Arabic:جَمْر, شَظايا الحِمَم, ...
- Hebrew:גַּחֲלִים, רְסִיסֵי לָבָה, ...
- Russian:угольки, шлак, ...
- Ukrainian:попіл, шлак, ...
- Hindi:अंगारे, राख, ...
Definition of cinder - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
embersmall piece of burning or burnt coal or wood
- A cinder glowed in the dark.
2.
metalworkTECH. waste material from metal smeltingTECH.
- The blacksmith discarded the cinder.
3.
geologyTECH. fragments of volcanic lavaTECH.
- The eruption left cinder everywhere.
Verb
1.
burningRare burn something until it becomes cindersRare
- The fire cindered the wooden logs completely.
2.
coveringRare cover a surface with cindersRare
- They cindered the path to prevent slipping.
Images of cinder
small piece of burning or burnt coal or wood 
waste material from metal smelting 
fragments of volcanic lava
Expressions with cinder
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extremely burned until almost black and very dry
The toast was burnt to a cinder and inedible.
sweet treat made from sugar and baking soda with honeycomb structure
Cinder toffee is crunchy and full of bubbles.
burn something until it is charred completely
She left the cake in the oven and it burned to a cinder.
racetrack covered with fine cinders
The athletes trained on the cinder track daily.
concrete block with coal cinders used in building
The shed was constructed using cinder blocks for the walls..
small volcanic cone primarily made of pyroclastic fragments
The cinder cone erupted, scattering ash over the nearby forest..
Origin of cinder
Old English, sinder (slag, dross)
Examples of cinder in a sentence
He watched a cinder float up from the campfire. The furnace was filled with cinder after the process. Workers cleared the cinder from the foundry floor. Cinder covered the landscape after the eruption. The path was made of crushed cinder. The intense heat cindered the paper to ashes.
The campfire cindered the marshmallows quickly. Workers cindered the road after the snowfall. They cindered the playground for safety.
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- French:braise, incinérer, ...
- German:Glutstück, veraschen, ...
- Italian:brace, incenerire, ...
- Spanish:brasa, incinerar, ...
- Portuguese:brasa, incinerar, ...
- Chinese:煤渣, 烧成, ...
- Japanese:燃えさし, 焼き尽くす, ...
- Arabic:جَمْرَة, حَوَّلَ إِلى رَماد, ...
- Hebrew:גֶּחָל, לְפַחֵם, ...
- Russian:уголек, сжечь до углей, ...
- Ukrainian:жаринка, спалювати, ...
- Hindi:अंगारा, राख कर देना, ...
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