CINDER


Meaning of CINDER in English

n. a the residue of coal or wood etc. that has stopped giving off flames but still has combustible matter in it. b slag. c (in pl.) ashes.

Phrases and idioms:

burnt to a cinder made useless by burning.

Derivatives:

cindery adj.

Etymology: OE sinder, assim. to the unconnected F cendre and L cinis ashes

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.