ember
Meanings
Plural: embers
Noun
- a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
- A piece of coal or wood glowing by heat; a hot coal.
- Smoldering ash.
Adj
- Making a circuit of the year or the seasons; recurring in each quarter of the year, as certain religious days set apart for fasting and prayer.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English embre, eymbre, aymer, eymere, emeri, from Old English ǣmyrġe, from Proto-West Germanic *aimuʀjā, from Proto-Germanic *aimuzjǭ, a compound of *aimaz + *uzjǭ. The latter is from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ews- (“to burn”). The b is intrusive and was added in English for ease of pronunciation when the vowel of the second syllable (y) disappeared.
See also Old High German eimuria (“pyre”), Danish emmer, Swedish mörja (“embers”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
ember is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordember is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ember is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
ember is a valid Words With Friends word