Synonyms for clinker

Most common

slag · cinder · clunker · lapstrake

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A very hard brick used for paving customarily made in the Netherlands.

Related words

Phrases

clinker block

Forms

Plural

clinkers → slags, cinders, clunkers, lapstrakes…

Example sentences

• slag Due to improper procedures, the foundry had an excess of slag in the crucible.
• cinder Ziri surrounded the medlar tree with cinder blocks.
• clunker My clunker is held together by duct tape and hope.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

slag¹

6 letters

cinder²

7 letters

clunker², klunker

9 letters

lapstrake

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cinder² = 2 syllables).

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