clinker

n.

1. The incombustible residue, fused into an irregular lump, that remains after the combustion of coal.
2. A partially vitrified brick or a mass of bricks fused together.
3. An extremely hard burned brick.
4. Vitrified matter expelled by a volcano.
5. Slang.
   1. A sour note in a musical performance: hit a clinker.
   2. A mistake; a blunder.
   3. Something of inferior quality; a conspicuous failure: a clinker of a show.
6. Chiefly British. Something admirable or first-rate.

intr.v., -ered, -er·ing, -ers.
To form clinkers in burning.

[Obsolete Dutch klinckaerd, from Middle Dutch klinken, to clink. See clink¹. N., senses 5 and 6, from CLINK¹.]

1. A partially fused product of a kiln, which is ground for use in cement; also called cement clinker.
2. A vitrified or partially vitrified residue of coal which has been burnt in a furnace; used as an aggregate in cinder block.
3. A clinker brick.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

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

Meaning #2: a hard brick used as a paving stone
  Synonym: clinker brick

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The verb clinker has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: clear out the cinders and clinker from

Meaning #2: turn to clinker or form clinker under excessive heat in burning

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - klinkbrændt sten, slagge, brøler, falsk tone
v. intr. - brænde sammen til slagge

Nederlands (Dutch)
slak, lava, eerste klas iets, blunder, mislukking

Français (French)
n. - mâchefer, scories, (GB) brique vitrifiée, (US) bourde, gaffe, couac, fausse note, bide, navet (fam), four (une pièce de théâtre)
v. intr. - former des scories (en brûlant)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schlacke
v. - Schlacke bilden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υαλοποιημένη τέφρα, (οικοδ.) σκληρό τούβλο, (Βρετ., καθομ.) πρώτης τάξεως πράγμα/τύπος, (ΗΠΑ, καθομ.) λάθος, γκάφα

Italiano (Italian)
scoria, fiasco

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tijolo (m) duro, vitrificado, pessoa (f) legal (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
шлак, Англ. особенно хорошее, США. ошибка

Español (Spanish)
n. - escoria de hulla, escoria de hierro, cagafierro
v. intr. - formar escoria de hulla o de hierro

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - klinkertegel, tegelklump, fiasko, falsk ton (mus.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
炼砖, 渣块, 烧成渣块

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 煉磚, 渣塊
v. intr. - 燒成渣塊

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 단단한 벽돌, 타지 않은 덩어리
v. intr. - 타다 남다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 金くそ, ガラス化した噴出物, カチンと鳴るもの, 一等品

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بقايا الفحم المحترق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כישלון, פסולת-פחם, סוג של לבנים לריצוף, מוצר מאיכות גרועה, טעות‬
v. intr. - ‮נוצרה ע"י בעירה (פסולת)‬

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