ember

Definition

  • noun: a glowing piece of coal or wood from a fire
  • noun: a glowing fragment (as of coal) from a fire
  • usually plural
  • synonyms: alluvion, alluvium, ash

Examples

  • He sat staring at the 'embers' in the fireplace.

Movie quotes

  • (..) I've known is darkness. But I have never seen a brighter light than when my eyes just opened. And I know that light burns in all of you! Those embers must turn to flame. Iron into sword. I will become your weapon! Forged by the fierce fire that I know is in your hearts! (..)
    2012 Snow White and the Huntsman