Transitive and intransitive verb meaning ‘reduce to cinders’ or ‘cover with cinders’.
Definitionen
To burn or scorch (something) until it is partly or entirely reduced to cinders. Lightning struck the barn and cindered the roof within minutes.
To cover, sprinkle, or treat with cinders. After the snowstorm the council crews cindered the icy roads.
Used attributively before a noun, e.g. ‘cinder block’; describes something made of, covered with, or resembling cinders.
Definitionen
Made of, covered with, or resembling cinders; relating to cinders. Workers stacked heavy cinder blocks along the foundation.