1. a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire • Syn: cinder • Hypernyms: fragment 2. a hard brick used as a paving stone • Syn: clinker brick • Hypernyms: brick
II - verb
1. clear out the cinders and clinker from - we clinkered the fire frequently • Hypernyms: clean out, clear out • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 2. turn to clinker or form clinker under excessive heat in burning • Hypernyms: change • Verb Frames: - Something ----s