Meaning & use
ember
A small piece of glowing or smoldering coal or wood, especially in a dying fire.
See it in a sentence
A single ember glowed in the fireplace long after the flames had died down.
We roasted marshmallows over the embers once the campfire had burned low.
A note on using this word
Ember usually appears in the plural to describe the remains of a fire, and is often used figuratively for lingering feelings.
Words with a similar meaning
coal
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