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ash ¹  (sh)

n.

1. The grayish-white to black powdery residue left when something is burned.

2. Geology Pulverized particulate matter ejected by volcanic eruption.

3. The mineral residue of incinerated organic matter, used as an additive in pet foods.

4. ashes Ruins: the ashes of a lost culture.

5. ashes Bodily remains, especially after cremation or decay.

tr.v. ashed, ash·ing, ash·es

To reduce or convert to ash: ash a tissue sample for analysis.

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[Middle English asshe, from Old English æsce; see as- in Indo-European roots.]

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ash ²  (sh)

n.

1. Any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus, having opposite, pinnately compound leaves, clusters of small flowers, and one-seeded winged fruits.

2. The strong, elastic wood of this tree, used for furniture, tool handles, and sporting goods such as baseball bats.

3. Linguistics The letter æ in Old English and some modern phonetic alphabets, representing the vowel sound of Modern English ash.

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[Middle English asshe, from Old English æsc.]

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ASH [æʃ]

n (in Britain)

acronym for

Action on Smoking and Health

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ash¹

n

1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) the nonvolatile products and residue formed when matter is burnt

2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) any of certain compounds formed by burning See soda ash

3. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) fine particles of lava thrown out by an erupting volcano

4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) a light silvery grey colour, often with a brownish tinge See also ashes Related adj cinereous

[Old English æsce; related to Old Norse, Old High German aska, Gothic azgō, Latin aridus dry]

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ash²

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any oleaceous tree of the genus Fraxinus, esp F. excelsior of Europe and Asia, having compound leaves, clusters of small greenish flowers, and winged seeds

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the close-grained durable wood of any of these trees, used for tool handles, etc.

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several trees resembling the ash, such as the mountain ash

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Austral any of several Australian trees resembling the ash, esp of the eucalyptus genus

[Old English æsc; related to Old Norse askr, Old Saxon, Old High German ask, Lithuanian uosis]

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ash³

n

(Linguistics) the digraph æ, as in Old English, representing a front vowel approximately like that of the a in Modern English hat. The character is also used to represent this sound in the International Phonetic Alphabet

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ash - the residue that remains when something is burned fly ash - fine solid particles of ash that are carried into the air when fuel is combusted bone ash - ash left when bones burn; high in calcium phosphate; used as fertilizer and in bone china residue - matter that remains after something has been removed
	2.	ash - any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus ash tree Fraxinus, genus Fraxinus - ash ash - strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats Fraxinus Americana, white ash - spreading American ash with leaves pale green or silvery beneath and having hard brownish wood Fraxinus caroliniana, swamp ash - small ash of swampy areas of southeastern United States Fraxinus cuspidata, flowering ash - shrubby ash of southwestern United States having fragrant white flowers Fraxinus dipetala, flowering ash - shrubby California ash with showy off-white flowers common European ash, European ash, Fraxinus excelsior - tall ash of Europe to the Caucasus having leaves shiny dark-green above and pale downy beneath Fraxinus latifolia, Fraxinus oregona, Oregon ash - timber tree of western North America yielding hard light wood; closely related to the red ash basket ash, black ash, brown ash, Fraxinus nigra, hoop ash - vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn flowering ash, Fraxinus ornus, manna ash - southern Mediterranean ash having fragrant white flowers in dense panicles and yielding manna downy ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, red ash - smallish American tree with velvety branchlets and lower leaf surfaces blue ash, Fraxinus quadrangulata - ash of central and southern United States with bluish-green foliage and hard brown wood Fraxinus texensis, mountain ash - low-growing ash of Texas Fraxinus tomentosa, pumpkin ash - timber tree of central and southeastern United States having hairy branchlets and a swollen trunk base Arizona ash, Fraxinus velutina - small shrubby ash of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico ash-key - winged seed of the ash tree tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
	3.	ash - strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats ash tree, ash - any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
Verb	1.	ash - convert into ashes alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

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ash

noun ashes, embers, cinders a cloud of volcanic ash

Related words
adjective cinereous

Translations

ash¹ [æʃ]

A. N

1. (also ash tree) → fresno m

2. (= wood) → (madera f de) fresno m

B. ADJ → de madera de fresno
a black ash table → una mesa negra(de madera)de fresno

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ash² [æʃ]

A. N (from fire, cigarette) → ceniza f
ashes (gen, mortal remains) → cenizas fpl
to burn or reduce sth to ashes → reducir algo a cenizas
ashes to ashes, dust to dust (Rel) → las cenizas a las cenizas, el polvo al polvo
the Ashes (Cricket) trofeo de los partidos de críquet Australia-Inglaterra
to rise out of the ashes of sth → surgir de las cenizas de algo

B. CPD ash bin, ash can (US) N → cubo m or (LAm) bote m or (LAm) tarro m de la basura
Ash Wednesday N → miércoles m inv de Ceniza
see also ash blond(e)

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ash [ˈæʃ]

n

(= dust) → cendre f
to burn sth to ashes → réduire qch en cendres

(also ash tree) → frêne m

ashes npl (= remains) → cendres fpl
to scatter sb's ashes → répandre les cendres de qn

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ash:

ash bin

n → Asch(en)eimer m, → Aschentonne f

ash blond

n → Aschblonde(r) m

ash blonde

n → Aschblonde f

ash-blond(e)

adj → aschblond

ashcan

n (US) = ash bin

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ash:

ashpan

n → Aschenkasten m

ashtray

n → Aschenbecher m

Ash Wednesday

n → Aschermittwoch m

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ash¹

n (also ash tree) → Esche f

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ash²

n

→ Asche f; ashes → Asche f; to reduce something to ashes → etw total or völlig niederbrennen; (in war etc) → etw in Schutt und Asche legen; to rise from the ashes (fig) → aus den Trümmern wiederauferstehen; ashes to ashes → Erde zu Erde ? sackcloth

ashes pl (of the dead) → Asche f

(Cricket) the Ashes Testmatch zwischen Australien und England

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ash¹ [æʃ] n (of cigarette) → cenere f ashes npl (of fire) → cenere f; (of dead) → ceneri fpl
burnt to ashes → carbonizzato/a

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ash² [æʃ] n (Bot) → frassino

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ash

n ash [ӕʃ]

the dust etc that remains after anything is burnt cigarette ash; the ashes of the bonfire. as رَماد пепел popel aske die Asche στάχτη ceniza tuhk خاکستر tuhka cendre אֵפֶר राख pepeo hamu abu aska cenere 灰 재 pelenai pelni abu as aske popiół cinza cenuşă пепел;зола popol pepel pepeo aska เถ้าถ่าน kül 灰 попіл, зола راکھ tro 灰

adj ashen

(of someone's face etc) very pale with shock etc. asvaal شاحِب бледен bledý askegrå aschfahl κάτωχρος ceniciento, pálido tuhakarva رنگ پریده tuhkanharmaa terreux חִיוֵור, אָפוֹר पीला, विवर्ण pepeljast hamuszürke pucat náfölur cinereo 青ざめた 매우 창백한 papilkėjęs, išblyškęs pelnu-; pelnu pelēks pucat asgrauw askegrå popielaty, szary cinzento pământiu мертвенно-бледный bledý, popolavý prsten, bled pepeljast, bled askgrå ซีดเผือด kül rengi, rengi uçmuş 蒼白的 мертвотно-блідий خوف سے رنگ زرد ہونا tái mét 苍白的

n pl ashes

the remains of a human body after cremation Her ashes were scattered at sea. as بَقايا جَسَد الإنْسان، رُفات останки popel aske die Asche τέφρα cenizas põrm خاکستر مرده tuhkat cendres אֵפֶר पार्थीव शरीर के अवशेष pepeo hamvak abu jenazah aska ceneri 遺骨 유골 pelenai pelni abu mayat as aske prochy cinzas cenuşă прах popol pepel, posmrtni ostanki pepeo aska, stoft อัฐิ küller 骨灰 попіл مردے کے پھول tro hoả táng 骨灰

n ashtray

a dish or other container for cigarette ash. asbak مَنْفَضَة سَجائِر пепелник popelník askebæger der Aschenbecher σταχτοδοχείο cenicero tuhatoos زیرسیگاری tuhkakuppi cendrier מַאֲפֵרָה राख दानी pepeljara hamutartó asbak öskubakki portacenere 灰皿 재떨이 peleninė pelnu trauks bekas abu rokok asbak askebeger popielniczka cinzeiro scrumieră пепельница popolník pepelnik pepeljara askfat ที่เขี่ยบุหรี่ kül tablası 煙灰缸 попільничка ایش ٹرے (سیگریٹ کی راکھ جمع کرنے کے لئے) gạt tàn 烟灰缸