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embers

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

plural of ember

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

The smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

65 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ahtna: siitʼ — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Albanian: prush — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Aromanian: tãciuni — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Aromanian: sprunã — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Belarusian: жар (žar) — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Bulgarian: жарава (žarava) — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Catalan: brasa — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Catalan: brases — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Catalan: caliu — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Chinese Mandarin: 餘燼 /余烬 (yújìn) — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Chinese Mandarin: 燼 /烬 (jìn) — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Czech: žhavé uhlíky — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Danish: glød — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Dutch: sintels — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Finnish: hiillos — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • French: braise — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Galician: rescaldo — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • German: Glut — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • German: schwelende Asche — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • German: Schwelbrand — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Greek: χόβολη (chóvoli) — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Hebrew: גחלת — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Hebrew: אפר — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Hindi: शोले (śole) — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Hungarian: parázs — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Hungarian: zsarátnok — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Icelandic: ljóma — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Indonesian: bara — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Irish: gríos — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Irish: gríosach — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Old Irish: grís — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Italian: braci — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Italian: splendore — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Italian: favilla — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Japanese: 残り火 (nokoribi) — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Japanese: 余韻 (yoin) — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Japanese: 余燼 (yojin) — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Latin: favilla — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Luxembourgish: Glous — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Mazanderani: فل (fel) — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Norwegian: glør — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Norwegian Bokmål: glør — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: glør — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Persian: خدره (xadre) — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Polish: rozżarzone węgielki — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Portuguese: brasas — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Portuguese: borralho — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Portuguese: borralha — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Romanian: tăciune — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Russian: у́гли (úgli) — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Russian: угольки́ (ugolʹkí) — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Russian: зола́ (zolá) — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Russian: горя́чая зола́ (gorjáčaja zolá) — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Russian: тле́ющая зола́ (tléjuščaja zolá) — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Slovak: pahreba — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Spanish: brasas — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Spanish: ascuas — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Sundanese: ruhay — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Swedish: glöd — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Swedish: askmörja — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Swedish: falaska — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Swedish: braxa — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Turkish: köz — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Welsh: marwor — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
  • Woiwurrung: maneep — the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash
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