cinder
noun
cin·der ˈsin-dər 
1
: the slag from a metal furnace : dross
2
a
cinders 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
cindery
ˈsin-d(ə-)rē
adjective 
Example Sentences
Cinders from the campfire floated through the air.
Recent Examples on the Web By his side Igor Volkov slumped forward, fingers tapping a keyboard, trying to balance his lanky frame on two upturned cinder blocks. 
Manuel Roig-franzia, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 Rocks and cinder blocks have been placed on the roof to keep it from blowing off completely. Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2022 After being vaccinated, the migrants were instructed to sit outside cinder-block cells that can each hold dozens of adults. Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News, 19 May 2022 Outside a small two-story home, Russian soldiers had constructed a makeshift checkpoint from pallets, cinder blocks, and empty ammunition boxes. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 2 May 2022 Now, Lincoln Street has a handful of homes, the low-slung cinder-block town hall, two churches and just one storefront, Bates Barbecue. Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2022 On a recent afternoon, Soares and two other pastors drove through the narrow alleys of the sprawling Complexo do Alemao slum, winding past cinder-block homes riddled with bullet holes. Ana Ionova, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2022 More than 65,000 people are estimated to live in Los Laureles Canyon, an unpermitted neighborhood of pink, orange and teal homes, many of which are built out of garage doors and cinder blocks. San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2022 The park was formed, in part, by nearby cinder cones that erupted from around 1.4 million years ago to as recently as 27,000 years ago, according to the park’s website. Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Aug. 2021 See More
Manuel Roig-franzia, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 Rocks and cinder blocks have been placed on the roof to keep it from blowing off completely. Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2022 After being vaccinated, the migrants were instructed to sit outside cinder-block cells that can each hold dozens of adults. Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News, 19 May 2022 Outside a small two-story home, Russian soldiers had constructed a makeshift checkpoint from pallets, cinder blocks, and empty ammunition boxes. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 2 May 2022 Now, Lincoln Street has a handful of homes, the low-slung cinder-block town hall, two churches and just one storefront, Bates Barbecue. Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2022 On a recent afternoon, Soares and two other pastors drove through the narrow alleys of the sprawling Complexo do Alemao slum, winding past cinder-block homes riddled with bullet holes. Ana Ionova, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2022 More than 65,000 people are estimated to live in Los Laureles Canyon, an unpermitted neighborhood of pink, orange and teal homes, many of which are built out of garage doors and cinder blocks. San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2022 The park was formed, in part, by nearby cinder cones that erupted from around 1.4 million years ago to as recently as 27,000 years ago, according to the park’s website. Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English sinder, from Old English; akin to Old High German sintar dross, slag, Serbian & Croatian sedra calcium carbonate
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing cinder
Kids Definition
cinder
noun
cin·der ˈsin-dər
1
: a piece of partly burned coal or wood that is not burning
2
: ember
3
cinders plural : ash entry 2 sense 1