- glowing ember
- small live coal, fragment of smoldering coal or wood from a fire
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
glowing ember
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ember — ember1 [em′bər] n. [ME eymere & (with intrusive b) eymbre < OE æmerge (& ON eimyrja) < æm (akin to ON eimr, steam) + yrge (akin to ON ysja, fire) < IE base * eus , to burn > L urere, to burn] 1. a glowing piece of coal, wood, etc.… … English World dictionary
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ember — noun Etymology: Middle English eymere, from Old Norse eimyrja; akin to Old English ǣmerge ashes, Latin urere to burn Date: 14th century 1. a glowing fragment (as of coal) from a fire; especially one smoldering in ashes 2. plural the smoldering… … New Collegiate Dictionary
ember — noun /ˈɛm.bəɹ,ˈɛm.bəɹ/ a) A glowing piece of coal or wood. b) plural embers: smoldering ash … Wiktionary
ember — em|ber [ˈembə US ər] n [C usually plural] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: eimyrja] a piece of wood or coal that stays red and very hot after a fire has stopped burning ▪ glowing embers … Dictionary of contemporary English
ember — [ ɛmbə] noun a small piece of burning or glowing material in a dying fire. Origin OE myrge, of Gmc origin … English new terms dictionary
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