ember
nounUK /ˈɛmbə/
US /ˈɛmbər/
A small piece of wood or coal that is still hot and glowing red in a fire.
She warmed her hands over the glowing embers of the campfire.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A small, glowing piece of material left after a fire has mostly died down.
Only a few embers remained in the fireplace by morning.
3. A trace or remnant of a feeling or memory that still glows faintly.
An ember of hope still burned in his heart.
4. The glowing particle that flies up from a fire.
Sparks and embers drifted into the night sky.