noun
ember
EHM-buh
noun
1
A small glowing piece of coal or wood left over after a fire has died down.
"They warmed their hands over the last embers of the campfire."
"A single ember was enough to reignite the whole pile of dry leaves."
How to Use Ember
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe glowing remains of a fire, no longer flaming but still hot.
Common pairings
glowing embers
dying embers
the last embers
Word Forms
embers plural
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Etymology
From Old English æmerge, related to a Germanic root meaning "to burn"; the "b" was added later in English simply to make the word easier to pronounce.