ember
/ˈɛmbə
/noun (usually embers)
A small piece of burning or glowing coal or wood in a dying fire: the dying embers in the grate figurative the flickering embers of nationalism...
- Hunter returned to his place by Missy's side in front of the glowing embers of the dying fire laid in the black iron stove.
- A piece of wood dropped on the dying embers in the fire soon burst into flame.
- The dying embers of the fire flickered and he squinted to get a feel of his surroundings.
Synonyms
glowing coal, live coal;
cinder;
(embers) ashes, residue, clinker, charcoal
Origin
Old English ǣmyrge, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German eimuria 'pyre', Danish emmer, Swedish mörja 'embers'. The b was added in English for ease of pronunciation.
Rhymes
- small-cap
- small capital
- small caps
- small cattle
- small-cell
- small change
- small chisel
- small chop
- small circle
- small claims court
- small clause
- small clothes
- small coal
- small coal man
- small coin
- small craft
- small debt
- small debt court
- small debts court
- key movement
- Keynesian
- Keynesian economics
- Keynesian economist
- Keynesianism
- Keynes, John Maynard