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- [sin-der]
- /ˈsɪn dər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sin-der]
- /ˈsɪn dər/
Definitions of cinderous word
- noun cinderous a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc. 1
- noun cinderous cinders. any residue of combustion; ashes. Geology. coarse scoriae erupted by volcanoes. 1
- noun cinderous a live, flameless coal; ember. 1
- noun cinderous Metallurgy. slag1 (def 1). a mixture of ashes and slag. 1
- verb with object cinderous to spread cinders on: The highway department salted and cindered the icy roads. 1
- verb with object cinderous Archaic. to reduce to cinders. 1
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Origin of cinderous
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English synder, Old English sinder slag; cognate with German Sinter, Old Norse sindr; c- (for s-) < French cendre ashes
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Parts of speech for Cinderous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cinderous popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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