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Definition cinder in British English

cinder noun

[countable] noun
/ˈsɪndə(r)/
1

a small piece of something that has been burnt almost completely

Example

The roast was burnt to a cinder.

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1.1

the burnt pieces left after a fire has stopped burning

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Definition cinder in British English