clinker (Meaning)
clinker (n)
a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
a hard brick used as a paving stone
clinker (v)
clear out the cinders and clinker from
turn to clinker or form clinker under excessive heat in burning
clinker (n.)
A mass composed of several bricks run together by the action of the fire in the kiln.
Scoria or vitrified incombustible matter, formed in a grate or furnace where anthracite coal in used; vitrified or burnt matter ejected from a volcano; slag.
A scale of oxide of iron, formed in forging.
A kind of brick. See Dutch clinker, under Dutch.
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clinker Sentence Examples
- The furnace was clogged with clinkers, hindering its efficiency.
- He scooped out the clinkers from the fireplace before starting a new fire.
- The clinker in the coal chute caused a blockage, halting production.
- The garden path was uneven, with clinkers protruding from the ground.
- The blacksmith separated the clinker from the molten metal with a pair of tongs.
- The ship's engine stuttered as a clinker jammed the propeller.
- They had to replace the clinker brick in the wall due to its deterioration.
- The clinker from the blast furnace was collected and recycled.
- The clinker on the railroad tracks posed a risk to passing trains.
- Despite the clinker's presence, the machinery continued to operate smoothly.
FAQs About the word clinker
a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire, a hard brick used as a paving stone, clear out the cinders and clinker from, turn
blunder, error,mistake, brick, fumble,trip, inaccuracy, miscue, flub, boob
accuracy, accuracy,precision, exactness, exactness, precision, correctness, strictness, strictness, correctness
The furnace was clogged with clinkers, hindering its efficiency.
He scooped out the clinkers from the fireplace before starting a new fire.
The clinker in the coal chute caused a blockage, halting production.
The garden path was uneven, with clinkers protruding from the ground.
