clinker

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire

Similar word(s): cinder

Definition categories: object, fragment

2. a hard brick used as a paving stone

Definition categories: man–made, brick

Sentences with clinker as a noun:

- clinker planking; a clinker dinghy

verb

1. clear out the cinders and clinker from

- we clinkered the fire frequently

Definition categories: change

2. turn to clinker or form clinker under excessive heat in burning

Definition categories: change