clinker

clink·er  (klngkr)

n.

1. The incombustible residue, fused into an irregular lump, that remains after the combustion of coal.

2. A partially vitrified brick or a mass of bricks fused together.

3. An extremely hard burned brick.

4. Vitrified matter expelled by a volcano.

5. Slang

a. A sour note in a musical performance: hit a clinker.

b. A mistake; a blunder.

c. Something of inferior quality; a conspicuous failure: a clinker of a show.

6. Chiefly British Something admirable or first-rate.

intr.v. clink·ered, clink·er·ing, clink·ers

To form clinkers in burning.

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[Obsolete Dutch klinckaerd, from Middle Dutch klinken, to clink; see clink¹. N., senses 5 and 6, from clink.]

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clinker [ˈklɪŋkə]

n

1. (Engineering / Metallurgy) the ash and partially fused residues from a coal-fired furnace or fire

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) Also called clinker brick a hard brick used as a paving stone

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a partially vitrified brick or mass of brick

4. Slang chiefly US something of poor quality, such as a film

5. US and Canadian slang a mistake or fault, esp a wrong note in music

vb

(Engineering / Metallurgy) (intr) to form clinker during burning

[from Dutch klinker a type of brick, from obsolete klinckaerd, literally: something that clinks (referring to the sound produced when one was struck), from klinken to clink¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	clinker - a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire cinder fragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock"
	2.	clinker - a hard brick used as a paving stone clinker brick brick - rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
Verb	1.	clinker - clear out the cinders and clinker from; "we clinkered the fire frequently" clean out, clear out - empty completely; "We cleaned out all the drawers"
	2.	clinker - turn to clinker or form clinker under excessive heat in burning change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

Translations

clinker [ˈklɪŋkəʳ] N

1. (= burnt out coal) → escoria f de hulla

2. (= paving material) → ladrillo m duro

3. (US) (= gaffe) → metedura f de pata; (= failed film, play) → birria f

clinker

n

(from fire) → Schlacke f; a clinker → ein Stück Schlacke

(= brick) → Klinker m