Definition of ember Ember

/ɛˈmbɚ/ - [ember] - em•ber

We found 9 definitions of ember from 6 different sources.

What does ember mean?

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Noun Plural: embers
ember - a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
		coal
		fragment an incomplete piece; "fragments of a play"

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ember (Noun)
A glowing piece of coal or wood.
ember (Noun)
Smoldering ash.
ember (Adjective)
Making a circuit of the year or the seasons; recurring in each quarter of the year, as certain religious days set apart for fasting and prayer.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

ember (n.)
A lighted coal, smoldering amid ashes; -- used chiefly in the plural, to signify mingled coals and ashes; the smoldering remains of a fire.
ember (a.)
Making a circuit of the year of the seasons; recurring in each quarter of the year; as, ember fasts.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

ember
A small, glowing piece of coal or wood, as in a dying fire.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

ember
em′bėr, n. a live piece of coal or wood: chiefly in pl. red-hot ashes: smouldering remains of a fire. [A.S. ǽmerge; Ice. eimyrja. The b is simply euphonic.]

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ember, noun, singular of embers.

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