cinders

  • 101dirt — n. 1 unclean matter that soils. 2 a earth, soil. b earth, cinders, etc., used to make a surface for a road etc. (usu. attrib. : dirt track; dirt road). 3 foul or malicious words or talk. 4 excrement. 5 a dirty condition. 6 a person or thing… …

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  • 102cinder path — noun : a path or running track surfaced with cinders * * * cinder path or cinder track noun A path or racing track laid with cinders • • • Main Entry: ↑cinder …

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  • 103cindery — ˈsind(ə)rē, ri adjective 1. : like a cinder 2. : composed or full of cinders : sprinkled or begrimed with cinders …

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  • 104volcanic cone — noun : a conical mountain or hillock built up of cinders, tuff, breccia, and lava by volcanic eruptions * * * Geol. a conical hill produced by volcanic eruption of ash, cinders, or lava. Cf. cinder cone. * * * volcanic cone, a hill around the rim …

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  • 105cin|der|y — «SIHN duhr ee», adjective. 1. of or like cinders. 2. begrimed with cinders …

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  • 106Almond furnace — Al mond fur nace [Prob. a corruption of Almain furnace, i. e., German furnace. See {Almain}.] A kind of furnace used in refining, to separate the metal from cinders and other foreign matter. Chambers. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 107Bank — Bank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banked}(b[a^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Banking}.] 1. To raise a mound or dike about; to inclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank. Banked well with earth. Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. To heap or pile up; as, to… …

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  • 108Banked — Bank Bank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banked}(b[a^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Banking}.] 1. To raise a mound or dike about; to inclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank. Banked well with earth. Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. To heap or pile up; as …

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  • 109Banking — Bank Bank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banked}(b[a^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Banking}.] 1. To raise a mound or dike about; to inclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank. Banked well with earth. Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. To heap or pile up; as …

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  • 110burning mountain — Volcano Vol*ca no, n.; pl. {Volcanoes}. [It. volcano, vulcano, fr. L. Vulcanus Vulkan, the god of fire. See {Vulkan}.] (Geol.) A mountain or hill, usually more or less conical in form, from which lava, cinders, steam, sulphur gases, and the like …

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