Noun
embers
plural of ember
embers pl (plural only)
The smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash.
Why did I become a writer? A bird's feather on my windowpane in winter and all at once there arose in my heart a battle of embers never to subside again. René Char
Goodnight! Now dwindle wan and low The embers of the afterglow, And slowly over leaf and lawn Is twilight's dewy curtain drawn. Alfred Austin
Yet it was the impression that the unknown master has set out to create, Phoenix-like, from the dying embers of a great legend. He had captured, and held for all future ages to see, that beauty whose service is the purpose of life, and it sole justification. Arthur C. Clarke
Under white ashes lie often glowing embers. Danish Proverb
To get the warmth of fire one must stir the embers. Kikuyu Proverb
There should be good embers after a good fire. Faroese Proverb