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ember

noun as in piece of burned matter

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He said he thinks the fear homeless people will spark large fires is overblown and he said he cooks with propane, not wood, which can easily spread embers.

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Fuel breaks are the most hotly debated, in part because fuel breaks alone do little to stop a wind-driven fire throwing embers miles away.

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Nordskog said that thermal imaging is the safest way to spot such embers.

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As for the pictures, they’re shrouded in ominous shadows, but although the raven’s eyes burn like embers, the bird does nothing worse than cry “nevermore,” and Lenore, when she appears, looks downright comely.

Well, bond markets are split between worrying that a U.S. jobs slowdown portends weak growth and fear that politicians pouring fuel on the smoldering embers of inflation will eventually stoke another fire.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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