Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun clinker

2 senses of clinker

Sense 1
cinder, clinker -- (a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire)
       => fragment -- (a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock")

Sense 2
clinker, clinker brick -- (a hard brick used as a paving stone)
       => brick -- (rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb clinker

2 senses of clinker

Sense 1
clinker -- (clear out the cinders and clinker from; "we clinkered the fire frequently")
       => clean out, clear out -- (empty completely; "We cleaned out all the drawers")

Sense 2
clinker -- (turn to clinker or form clinker under excessive heat in burning)
       => change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")