cinder

n.

1. 1. A burned or partly burned substance, such as coal, that is not reduced to ashes but is incapable of further combustion.
   2. A partly charred substance that can burn further but without flame.
2. cinders Ashes.
3. cinders Geology. See scoria (sense 1).
4. Metallurgy. See scoria (sense 2).
5. Slag from a metal furnace.

tr.v., -dered, -der·ing, -ders.
To burn or reduce to cinders.

[Alteration (influenced by Old French cendre, ashes) of Middle English sinder, from Old English, slag, dross.]

cindery cin'der·y adj.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
  Synonym: clinker

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - slagge, glødende kul, slaggebane
v. tr. - slagge, belægge med slagger

idioms:

• cinder block    cindersbetonblok

Nederlands (Dutch)
sintel, in de as leggen

Français (French)
n. - braise, cendre, scorie
v. tr. - réduire qch en cendres

idioms:

• cinder block    (US) parpaing

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schlacke, Zinder
v. - die Straßen mit Asche bestreuen, (ehem.) in Asche verwandeln

idioms:

• cinder block    (tech.) Abschlußblock, Schlackenstein

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανθρακιά, θράκα, τέφρα στερεών καυσίμων (κν. τζενέρα)

idioms:

• cinder block    (οικοδ.) κύβος σκωριοκονίας

Italiano (Italian)
scoria, tizzone

idioms:

• cinder block    blocco da costruzione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - carvão (m), cinza (f)

idioms:

• cinder block    bloco (m) de concreto de cinzas

Русский (Russian)
шлак, зола

idioms:

• cinder block    шлакоблок

Español (Spanish)
n. - carbonilla, escoria, ceniza
v. tr. - reducir a cenizas, esparcir escorias para derretir el hielo de las calles

idioms:

• cinder block    bloque (de hormigón ligero)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - slagg, asksmörja

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
煤渣, 灰烬, 使烧成灰烬, 用木炭灰盖住

idioms:

• cinder block    煤渣砖

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 煤渣, 灰燼
v. tr. - 使燒成灰燼, 用木炭灰蓋住

idioms:

• cinder block    煤渣磚

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 타다 남은 찌꺼기, 쇠똥, 재
v. tr. - ~을 태워서 재로 만들다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 燃え殻, 消し炭, 灰

idioms:

• cinder block    シンダーブロック

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جمر مطفي, رماد, بقايا الفحم أو الخشب المحترق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אפר, גחלת‬
v. tr. - ‮פיזר אפר‬

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