kuona — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cinder noun A small piece of partly burnt coal, wood, or other material left after combustion.
- clinker noun A very hard brick, traditionally made in the Netherlands, used for paving.
- scum noun A thin layer of dirt, foam, or other impurities that gathers on the surface of a liquid.
- slag noun Waste material left over after smelting ore.
- slam verb To shut something with sudden force and a loud noise.
Senses
kuona is used for these senses in English:
- cinder Slag from a metal furnace.
- clinker Slag or ash produced by intense heat in a furnace, kiln or boiler that forms a hard residue upon cooling. [from 18th c.]
- scum (uncountable) A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water).
- slag Impurities formed and separated out when a metal is smelted from ore; vitrified cinders.
clinker — full definition
- noun A very hard brick, traditionally made in the Netherlands, used for paving.
- noun A lump formed when bricks melt together under great heat.
- noun The hard ash left behind after a furnace, kiln or boiler has burned at very high heat.
- noun A lumpy material made by heating limestone and clay together in a kiln, used as a step in making cement.
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