ember vs singe

ember

noun
  • A glowing piece of coal or wood; a hot coal. 

  • Smoldering ash. 

adj
  • Making a circuit of the year or the seasons; recurring in each quarter of the year, as certain religious days set apart for fasting and prayer. 

singe

noun
  • A burning of the surface; a slight burn. 

verb
  • To burn slightly. 

  • To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it. 

  • To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame. 

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