embers
Hearth's warm remains
Embers are the glowing remains of a fire after flames have died down—small pieces of wood or coal that stay hot and faintly luminous.
You can stir the embers to rekindle a fire or watch the embers fade.
Figuratively, embers suggest something nearly extinguished but not quite dead: the embers of their romance, embers of hope.
Combustion's powdery remains
- cindersPartly burned coal pieces
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- smolderingBurning slowly, no flame
- sparksFiery particles from friction
flame · flicker · smoke · coals · hearth · firepit · kindling · firewood
Glowing luminous quality
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
- glimmerFaint, wavering light
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
- gleamFaint reflected light
luminescence · incandescence · afterglow · warm light · orange · red · pulsing · fading
Transferred thermal energy
- toastyComfortably heated
- glowingGiving off steady light
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- hearthFireplace floor area
fireside · radiant heat · cozy · gentle heat
Burned matter's residue
- residueMatter left behind
- remainsContinues in place
- vestigeFaint surviving trace
- aftermathResults following an event
dying · extinguished · fading · burnout · cooling · spent · relic · lingering
ash
Combustion's powdery remains
- cindersPartly burned coal pieces
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- smolderingBurning slowly, no flame
sparks · flame · flicker · smoke · coals · hearth · firepit · kindling · firewood · burn
radiance
Glowing luminous quality
gleam · luminescence · incandescence · afterglow · warm light · orange · red · pulsing · fading · soft light
heat
Transferred thermal energy
hearth · fireside · radiant heat · cozy · gentle heat
ashes
Burned matter's residue
aftermath · dying · extinguished · fading · burnout · cooling · spent · relic · lingering
memories
Stored past experiences
lingering · traces · echoes · remnants · rekindled · dormant · sentimental · bittersweet · fleeting · twilight years
rekindled
Made to burn again
potential · stirring · resurgence · latent · reignite · persisting · undying
- fireflame, blaze, flames, inferno, campfire
- Bonfireflames, fire pit, firewood, logs, kindling
- fire hazardswildfire, gasoline, forest fire, matches, house fire
- hearthhearth, fireplace tools, fire irons, hearthstone, hearth fire
- smoldering thingscoals, smolder, charcoal, incense, peat fire
- wildfire aftermathdebris, rubble, scorched earth, smoke damage, smoldering
embersash
Combustion's powdery remains
ashes · flames · blaze · inferno · conflagration
embersinferno
Devastating, uncontrollable blaze
extinction · burned out · spent · extinguished · nothing
- dying ember
- glowing embersHot remnants of fire
- stir the embersDisturb cooling fireplace remains
- ember glowLight from fading coals