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