cinder
cinder Lexical Profile
cinder Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A small piece of partly burned coal, wood, or other material that has stopped giving off flames but still contains combustible matter.
"She swept the cold cinders from the hearth before laying fresh logs for the evening fire."
Small fragments of porous, glassy volcanic rock ejected during an eruption, or the slag left over from smelting metal.
"The steep slopes of the volcanic cone were covered in loose black cinders and pumice."
• verb
To burn or reduce something to cinders; to cover a path or icy surface with cinders for traction.
"Maintenance crews cindered the steep rural roads after the freezing rain made them impassable."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English sinder ('slag, dross of iron'), derived from a Proto-Germanic root related to Old High German sintar. The modern initial 'c-' spelling developed by false association with Old French cendre ('ash'), which comes from Latin cinis.