cinder vs lava

cinder

noun
  • Slag from a metal furnace. 

  • Partially or mostly burnt material that results from incomplete combustion of coal or wood etc. 

  • An ember. 

verb
  • To cover with cinders. 

  • To reduce to cinders. 

lava

noun
  • Magma. 

  • The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides. 

  • A shade of red, named after the volcanic lava. 

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