Definitions of clinker
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a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
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turn to clinker or form clinker under excessive heat in burning
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type of:
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change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
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change
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clear out the cinders and clinker from
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a hard brick used as a paving stone
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synonyms:
clinker brick
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type of:
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brick
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
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brick
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