EMBER
What does "EMBER" mean?
A small piece of glowing or smouldering coal or wood left from a fire.
Meanings
- A glowing fragment of burning material in a dying or ongoing fire. He stirred the embers until a flame caught again.
- A lingering trace of a feeling or situation that could revive. There were still embers of hope in the room after the verdict. figurative
Did you know?
- The 'b' in 'ember' was never in the original word - Old English 'aemerge' grew a 'b' the same way 'slumber' and 'number' did, an extra sound the mouth slips in between 'm' and the next letter.
Word origin
From Old English 'aemerge' (ashes, embers), of Germanic origin; the 'b' was inserted later for easier pronunciation, as in 'number' and 'slumber'.
Remember it
An EMBER is what's left when the 'M' (member of the flame) is nearly burned out.
A little poem
The fire is gone, yet-
one orange coal keeps the dark
honest till morning.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why did the coal stay up all night? It was the last ember of the club and refused to be ash-ed to leave.
What it teaches
An ember asks little to become a fire again: keep the small warmth, and the flame can return.
Quick facts
What does EMBER mean?
A small piece of glowing or smouldering coal or wood left from a fire.
Is EMBER a valid word?
Yes — EMBER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is EMBER?
EMBER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does EMBER come from?
From Old English 'aemerge' (ashes, embers), of Germanic origin; the 'b' was inserted later for easier pronunciation, as in 'number' and 'slumber'.
What can EMBER teach us?
An ember asks little to become a fire again: keep the small warmth, and the flame can return.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.