Ember

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  • noun. A small, glowing piece of coal or wood, as in a dying fire.
  • noun. The smoldering coal or ash of a dying fire.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Literally, a circuit; a course; specifically, a regular (annual, quarterly, etc.) course; the regular return of a given season: a word now used only in certain compounds, namely, ember-days, -eve, -fast, -tide, -week, and in the derivative embering. See the etymology.
  • noun. A small live coal, brand of wood, or the like; in the plural, live cinders or ashes; the smouldering remains of a fire.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Making a circuit of the year of the seasons; recurring in each quarter of the year.
  • adjective. days set apart for fasting and prayer in each of the four seasons of the year. The Council of Placentia [A. D. 1095] appointed for ember days the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after the first Sunday in Lent, Whitsuntide, the 14th of September, and the 13th of December. The weeks in which these days fall are called ember weeks.
  • noun. A lighted coal, smoldering amid ashes; -- used chiefly in the plural, to signify mingled coals and ashes; the smoldering remains of a fire.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A glowing piece of coal or wood.
  • noun. Smoldering ash.
  • adjective. Making a circuit of the year or the seasons; recurring in each quarter of the year, as certain religious days set apart for fasting and prayer.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
    • Word Usage
    "Repeat until the spindle tip glows red and an ember is formed."
    cross-reference
    ember days  embers  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    fragment  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    December  November  September  dismember  member  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    amisistis  cedar-tree  cernat  charmeuse  colada  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    alluvion  alluvium  ash  brand  burning ember  
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