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cinder
cinder /ˈsɪndə $ -ər/ noun [countable usually plural]
 Language: Old English
 Origin: sinder; influenced by French cendre 'ashes'
a very small piece of burnt wood, coal etc:
    a cold hearth full of cinders
    The cake was burnt to a cinder (=completely burnt).