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• cindery — cinder ► NOUN ▪ a piece of burnt coal or wood that has stopped giving off flames but still has combustible matter in it. DERIVATIVES cindery adjective. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

• cinder — cindery, cinderous, adj. cinderlike, adj. /sin deuhr/, n. 1. a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc. 2. cinders, a. any residue of combustion; ashes. b. Geol. coarse scoriae erupted by volcanoes. 3. a live, flameless coal; ember. 4 …   Universalium

• Tuckerton Railroad — The Tuckerton Railroad (reporting mark TRR) was a railway that operated in New Jersey from 1871 to 1936. The Southern New Jersey Railroad operated part of the line from 1937 to 1940.[1][2] Tuckerton Railroad Locale mid coastal New Jersey Dates of …   Wikipedia

• cinder — [sin′dər] n. [ME & OE sinder, dross of iron, slag < IE base * sendhro , coagulating fluid > Ger sinter, dross of iron, stalactite, sintern, to trickle, coagulate, Czech śadra, gypsum] 1. slag, as from the reduction of metallic ores 2. a… …   English World dictionary

• cinder — noun Etymology: Middle English sinder, from Old English; akin to Old High German sintar dross, slag, Serbian & Croatian sedra calcium carbonate Date: before 12th century 1. the slag from a metal furnace ; dross 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cinder — noun a piece of burnt coal or wood that has stopped giving off flames but still has combustible matter in it. Derivatives cindery adjective Origin OE sinder slag , of Gmc origin (cf. sinter); influenced by Fr. cendre (from L. cinis ashes ) …   English new terms dictionary

• cinder — /ˈsɪndə / (say sinduh) noun 1. a burnt out or partially burnt piece of coal, wood, etc. 2. (plural) any residue of combustion; ashes. 3. (plural) Geology coarse scoriae thrown out of volcanoes. –verb (t) 4. to reduce to cinders: cindering flame.… …  

• cinder — ► NOUN ▪ a piece of burnt coal or wood that has stopped giving off flames but still has combustible matter in it. DERIVATIVES cindery adjective. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

• cinder — n. a the residue of coal or wood etc. that has stopped giving off flames but still has combustible matter in it. b slag. c (in pl.) ashes. Phrases and idioms: burnt to a cinder made useless by burning. Derivatives: cindery adj. Etymology: OE… …   Useful english dictionary