3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ember \Em"ber\, n. [OE. emmeres emeres, AS ?myrie; akin to
Icel. eimyrja Dan. emmer, MHG. eimere; cf Icel. eimr vapor,
smoke.]
A lighted coal, smoldering amid ashes; -- used chiefly in the
plural, to signify mingled coals and ashes; the smoldering
remains of a fire. ``He rakes hot embers.'' --Dryden.
He takes a lighted ember out of the covered vessel.
--Colebrooke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ember \Em"ber\, a. [OE. ymber, AS ymbren ymbryne prop.,
running around circuit; ymbe around + ryne a running, fr
rinnan to run. See {Amb-}, and {Run}.]
Making a circuit of the year of the seasons; recurring in
each quarter of the year; as ember fasts.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
ember
n : a hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left
from a fire [syn: {coal}]
more about ember
browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
or search
thesauri
dictionary
search words
|
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
|
