embers

CEFRC1

/ˈɛmbərz/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Small glowing pieces of wood or coal left after a fire.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash.

Examples

  • She walked barefoot over the hot embers.

  • We were mesmerized by the pulsating glow of the embers.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • Looking beyond the embers of bridges glowing behind us / To a glimpse of how green it was on the other side

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The campfire's blank glowed red and orange long after the flames had died.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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