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cinder
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cinder
(noun)
cinder block
(noun)
cinder
/
ˈ
sɪndɚ/
noun
plural
cinders
cinder
/
ˈ
sɪndɚ/
noun
plural
cinders
Britannica Dictionary definition of CINDER
[
count
]
:
a very small piece of burned material (such as wood or coal)
Cinders
from the campfire floated through the air.
The house was
burned to a cinder
. [=was completely destroyed by fire]
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