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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024clink•er1 /ˈklɪŋkɚ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Mininga mass of matter that cannot be burnt and is fused together, as by the burning of coal.
clink•er3 /ˈklɪŋkɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Slang.- Slang Termsa wrong note in a musical performance.
- Slang Termsany mistake or error.
- Slang Termsa failure;
a product of inferior quality:The car turned out to be a clinker.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024clink•er1 (kling′kər),USA pronunciation n. - Mininga mass of incombustible matter fused together, as in the burning of coal.
- Buildinga hard Dutch brick, used esp. for paving.
- Buildinga partially vitrified mass of brick.
- the scale of oxide formed on iron during forging.
- Geologya mass of vitrified material ejected from a volcano.
v.i. - Miningto form clinkers in burning.
- Dutch klinker kind of brick, slag
- 1635–45
- a person or thing that clinks.
clink•er3 (kling′kər),USA pronunciation n. [Slang.]- Slang Termsa wrong note in a musical performance.
- Slang Termsany mistake or error.
- Slang Termssomething that is a failure;
a product of inferior quality. - British Termssomeone or something wonderful or exceedingly well-liked.
- special use of clinker2 1830–40
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: clinker /ˈklɪŋkə/ n - the ash and partially fused residues from a coal-fired furnace or fire
- a partially vitrified brick or mass of brick
- slang chiefly US something of poor quality, such as a film
vb - (intransitive) to form clinker during burning
Etymology: 17th Century: from Dutch klinker a type of brick, from obsolete klinckaerd, literally: something that clinks (referring to the sound produced when one was struck), from klinken to clink1 |