plural cinders
: a very small piece of burned material (such as wood or coal)
Cinders from the campfire floated through the air.
The house was burned to a cinder. [=was completely destroyed by fire]
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“Cinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/cinder. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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