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- [sin-der]
- /ˈsɪn dər/
- /ˈsɪn.dər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sin-der]
- /ˈsɪn dər/
Definitions of cinder word
- noun cinder a piece of incombustible material left after the combustion of coal, coke, etc; clinker 3
- noun cinder a piece of charred material that burns without flames; ember 3
- noun cinder any solid waste from smelting or refining 3
- noun cinder fragments of volcanic lava; scoriae 3
- verb cinder to burn to cinders 3
- noun cinder slag, as from the reduction of metallic ores 3
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Origin of cinder
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 Cinder
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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cinder 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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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cinder
noun cinder
- soot — a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- clinker — the ash and partially fused residues from a coal-fired furnace or fire
- ashes — ruins or remains, as after destruction or burning
- residue — something that remains after a part is removed, disposed of, or used; remainder; rest; remnant.
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