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cin·der C0357600 (sĭn′dər)n.1. a. A small piece of burned or partly burned substance, such as coal, that is not reduced to ashes but is incapable of further combustion.b. A piece of charred substance that can burn further but without flame.2. cinders Ashes.3. cinders Geology See scoria.4. Metallurgy See scoria.5. Slag from a metal furnace.tr.v. cin·dered, cin·der·ing, cin·ders To burn or reduce to cinders. [Alteration (influenced by Old French cendre, ashes) of Middle English sinder, from Old English, slag, dross.] cin′der·y adj.cinder (ˈsɪndə) n1. a piece of incombustible material left after the combustion of coal, coke, etc; clinker2. a piece of charred material that burns without flames; ember3. (Metallurgy) Also called: sinter any solid waste from smelting or refining4. (Geological Science) (plural) fragments of volcanic lava; scoriaevb (tr) rare to burn to cinders[Old English sinder; related to Old Norse sindr, Old High German sintar, Old Slavonic sedra stalactite] ˈcindery adjcin•der (ˈsɪn dər) n. 1. a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc. 2. cinders, a. any residue of combustion; ashes. b. coarse volcanic ejecta; scoria. 3. a live, flameless coal; ember. 4. a mixture of ashes and slag. v.t. 5. to spread cinders on. 6. Archaic. to reduce to cinders. [before 900; Middle English, Old English sinder slag, c. Middle Low German sinder, Old High German sintar, Old Norse sindr; c- (for s-) < French cendre ashes] cin′der•y, cin′der•ous, adj. cin′der•like`, adj. cinder Past participle: cindered Gerund: cindering
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I cinder | you cinder | he/she/it cinders | we cinder | you cinder | they cinder |
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I cindered | you cindered | he/she/it cindered | we cindered | you cindered | they cindered |
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I am cindering | you are cindering | he/she/it is cindering | we are cindering | you are cindering | they are cindering |
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I have cindered | you have cindered | he/she/it has cindered | we have cindered | you have cindered | they have cindered |
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I was cindering | you were cindering | he/she/it was cindering | we were cindering | you were cindering | they were cindering |
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I had cindered | you had cindered | he/she/it had cindered | we had cindered | you had cindered | they had cindered |
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I will cinder | you will cinder | he/she/it will cinder | we will cinder | you will cinder | they will cinder |
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I will have cindered | you will have cindered | he/she/it will have cindered | we will have cindered | you will have cindered | they will have cindered |
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I will be cindering | you will be cindering | he/she/it will be cindering | we will be cindering | you will be cindering | they will be cindering |
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I have been cindering | you have been cindering | he/she/it has been cindering | we have been cindering | you have been cindering | they have been cindering |
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I will have been cindering | you will have been cindering | he/she/it will have been cindering | we will have been cindering | you will have been cindering | they will have been cindering |
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I had been cindering | you had been cindering | he/she/it had been cindering | we had been cindering | you had been cindering | they had been cindering |
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I would cinder | you would cinder | he/she/it would cinder | we would cinder | you would cinder | they would cinder |
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I would have cindered | you would have cindered | he/she/it would have cindered | we would have cindered | you would have cindered | they would have cindered | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | cinder - a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fireclinkerfragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock" | Translationscinder (ˈsində) noun a piece of burnt coal, wood etc. the cinders in the fireplace. 煤渣,灰燼 煤渣cine-camera (ˈsinikӕmərə) noun a camera for taking moving pictures. 攝影機 电影摄影机cinema (ˈsinəmə) noun a building in which films are shown. He enjoys going to the cinema but he prefers the theatre. 電影院 电影院cinder
burn (someone or something) to a cinder1. To burn something, typically when cooking it, to the extent that it is completely charred and blackened. I forgot about the bread I'd put in the oven and burned it to a cinder.2. To burn someone severely (typically referring to sunburn). Often used in passive constructions. If you lay on the beach all day without any sunscreen, you'll get burned to a cinder.See also: burn, cinderburned to a cinderburned very badly. [Very often used figuratively.] I stayed out in the sun too long, and I am burned to a cinder. This toast is burnt to a cinder.See also: burn, cinderburn to a cinderAlso, burn to a crisp. Destroy by fire; overcook. For example, If I stay in the sun too long, I'll be burnt to a cinder, or He's an awful cook-dinner was burnt to a crisp. Although both expressions can be used literally, they also function as hyperbole, as in the examples. See also: burn, cinderburnt to a cinder (or crisp) completely burnt through, leaving only the charred remnant.See also: burnt, cinderburn something to a ˈcinder/ˈcrisp cook something for too long or with too much heat, so that it becomes badly burnt: Alan left the potatoes for so long that they were burnt to a crisp.See also: burn, cinder, crisp, somethingcinder
cinder1. any solid waste from smelting or refining 2. fragments of volcanic lava; scoriae cinder[′sin·dər] (geology) Fine-grained pyroclastic material ranging in diameter from 0.16 to 1.28 inch (4 to 32 millimeters). (materials) Slag from a metal furnace. (metallurgy) Scale cast off in forging metal. MedicalSeeslagCINDER
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Synonyms for cindernoun a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fireSynonymsRelated Words |