Definitions
a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
Word origin
From Middle English embre, eymbre, aymer, eymere, emeri, from Old English ǣmyrġe, from Proto-West Germanic *aimuʀjā, from Proto-Germanic *aimuzjǭ, a compound of *aimaz + *uzjǭ. The latter is from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ews- (“to burn”). The b is intrusive and was added in English for ease of pronunciation when the vowel of the second syllable (y) disappeared.
Used in a sentence
“ember fasts”
“ember days”
“ember weeks”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Glowing coal”5 letters
02“Glowing coal bit”5 letters
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