Synonyms for cinder

Most common

ash · slag · clinker · scoria

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Partially or mostly burnt material that results from incomplete combustion of coal or wood etc.; it often rides the rising smoke column into the air, and it can pose a fire hazard when it lands, in dry conditions.

2. v. 1

   To reduce to cinders.

Related words

Word family

cinderous cindery

Phrases

cinder block cinder toffee cinder cone

Forms

Plural

cinders → scoriae, ashes, slags, clinkers…

Past participle

cindered
e.g. cindered → bornt, cremated, forburnt…

Example sentences

• ash There are alder and ash trees growing in this park.
• slag Due to improper procedures, the foundry had an excess of slag in the crucible.
• clinker It was a clinker-built rowing boat.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

ash¹

4 letters

born¹, scum¹, slag¹

5 letters

spark¹, ember², dross¹

6 letters

scoria

7 letters

clinker, cremate², forburn

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ember² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

tison

Italiano

tizzone

Español

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