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ALL meanings of cinders

cin·der
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  • noun plural cinders Cinders are the black pieces that are left after something such as wood or coal has burned away. 3
  • noun plural cinders fragments of volcanic lava; scoriae 3
  • noun cinders Plural form of cinder. 1
  • noun cinders a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc. 1
  • noun cinders cinders. any residue of combustion; ashes. Geology. coarse scoriae erupted by volcanoes. 1
  • noun cinders a live, flameless coal; ember. 1
  • noun cinders Metallurgy. slag1 (def 1). a mixture of ashes and slag. 1
  • verb with object cinders to spread cinders on: The highway department salted and cindered the icy roads. 1
  • verb with object cinders Archaic. to reduce to cinders. 1
  • verb without object cinders to spread cinders on a surface, as a road or sidewalk: My neighbor began cindering as soon as the first snowflake fell. 1
  • noun cinders plural of cinder. 0
  • noun cinders (geology) fragments of lava; scoria. 0
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