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Definitions of ember word

noun ember A small piece of burning or glowing coal or wood in a dying fire. 1
noun,plural ember remains of a fire 1
countable noun ember The embers of a fire are small pieces of wood or coal that remain and glow with heat after the fire has finished burning. 0
noun ember a glowing or smouldering piece of coal or wood, as in a dying fire 0
noun ember the fading remains of a past emotion 0
noun ember a glowing piece of coal, wood, etc. from a fire; esp., such a piece smoldering among ashes 0

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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cinder — a piece of incombustible material left after the combustion of coal, coke, etc; clinker
ash — Ash is the grey or black powdery substance that is left after something is burnt. You can also refer to this substance as ashes.
coal — Coal is a hard black substance that is extracted from the ground and burned as fuel.
brand — If someone is branded as something bad, people think they are that thing.
slag — British Slang. an abusive woman.

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