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ember

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em·ber  (mbr)
n.
1. A small, glowing piece of coal or wood, as in a dying fire.
2. embers The smoldering coal or ash of a dying fire.

[Middle English embre, from Old English merge.]

ember [ˈɛmbə]
n
1. a glowing or smouldering piece of coal or wood, as in a dying fire
2. the fading remains of a past emotion the embers of his love
[Old English ǣmyrge; related to Old Norse eimyrja ember, eimr smoke, Old High German eimuria ember]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ember - a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smolderingember - a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
fragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock"
Translations
ember [ˈembəʳ] Nbrasa f, ascua f
the dying embersel rescoldo
ember [ˈɛmbər]
nbraise f, charbon m ardent
embers nplbraise f, braises fpl


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Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December, And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December, And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Finally, I suggested that we experiment with it and see what it would do, so Perry built a fire, after placing the powder at a safe distance, and then touched a glow-ing ember to a minute particle of the deadly explosive.
 
 
 
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