- burned to a cinder
- Burned to a cinderсильно обгоретьI stayed out in the sun too long, and I am burned to a cinder.
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cinder — cin|der [ sındər ] noun count usually plural a small piece of something that has been burned almost completely: burned to a cinder (=burned very badly): The roast was burned to a cinder. a. cinders plural the burned pieces left after a fire has… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cinder — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ glowing, hot, red ▪ a fireplace full of glowing red cinders CINDER + NOUN ▪ path, track … Collocations dictionary
Cinder — Cin der (s[i^]n d[ e]r), n. [AS. sinder slag, dross; akin to Icel. sindr dross, Sw. sinder, G. sinter, D. sintel; perh. influenced by F. cendre ashes, fr. L. cinis. Cf. {Sinter}.] 1. Partly burned or vitrified coal, or other combustible, in which … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cinder frame — Cinder Cin der (s[i^]n d[ e]r), n. [AS. sinder slag, dross; akin to Icel. sindr dross, Sw. sinder, G. sinter, D. sintel; perh. influenced by F. cendre ashes, fr. L. cinis. Cf. {Sinter}.] 1. Partly burned or vitrified coal, or other combustible,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cinder notch — Cinder Cin der (s[i^]n d[ e]r), n. [AS. sinder slag, dross; akin to Icel. sindr dross, Sw. sinder, G. sinter, D. sintel; perh. influenced by F. cendre ashes, fr. L. cinis. Cf. {Sinter}.] 1. Partly burned or vitrified coal, or other combustible,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — 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
cinder — cin•der [[t]ˈsɪn dər[/t]] n. 1) a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc 2) cinders a) any residue of combustion; ashes b) pet gel coarse volcanic ejecta; scoria 3) a live, flameless coal; ember 4) mel a mixture of ashes and slag 5)… … From formal English to slang
cinder concrete — noun : portland cement concrete in which clean well burned coal cinders are used as coarse aggregate * * * concrete having small coal clinkers as an aggregate … Useful english dictionary
burn — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ horrific (esp. BrE), nasty, serious, severe, terrible ▪ minor, slight, superficial ▪ … Collocations dictionary
