Associations to the word «Clinker»

Wiktionary

CLINKER, noun. A very hard brick used for paving customarily made in the Netherlands. [from 17th c.]
CLINKER, noun. A mass of bricks fused together by intense heat. [from 17th c.]
CLINKER, noun. Slag or ash produced by intense heat in a furnace, kiln or boiler that forms a hard residue upon cooling. [from 18th c.]
CLINKER, noun. An intermediate product in the manufacture of Portland cement, obtained by sintering limestone and alumino-silicate materials such as clay into nodules in a cement kiln.
CLINKER, noun. Hardened volcanic lava. [from 19th c.]
CLINKER, noun. A scum of oxide of iron formed in forging. [from 19th c.]
CLINKER, noun. Someone or something that clinks.
CLINKER, noun. (in the plural) Fetters.
CLINKER, noun. (nautical) (mostly attributive) A style of boatbuilding using overlapping planks.
CLINKER BLOCK, noun. A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete.
CLINKER BLOCKS, noun. Plural of clinker block

Dictionary definition

CLINKER, noun. A fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire.
CLINKER, noun. A hard brick used as a paving stone.
CLINKER, verb. Clear out the cinders and clinker from; "we clinkered the fire frequently".
CLINKER, verb. Turn to clinker or form clinker under excessive heat in burning.

Wise words

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