ash 1
(ăsh)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.
v. ashed, ash·ing, ash·es
v.tr.
To reduce or convert to ash: ash a tissue sample for analysis.
v.intr.
Informal To drop ashes from a cigar or cigarette: accidentally ashed on his own sleeve.
white ash
Fraxinus americana
ash 2
(ăsh)n.
1. Any of various chiefly deciduous 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.
[Middle English asshe, from Old English æsc.]
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ashes
(ˈæʃɪz)pl n
1. ruins or remains, as after destruction or burning: the city was left in ashes.
2. the remains of a human body after cremation
Ashes
(ˈæʃɪz)pl n
(Cricket) the Ashes a cremated cricket stump in a pottery urn now preserved at Lord's. Victory or defeat in test matches between England and Australia is referred to as winning, losing, or retaining the Ashes
[from the mock obituary of English cricket in The Times in 1882 after a great Australian victory at the Oval, in which it was said that the body would be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia]
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Translations
بَقايا جَسَد الإنْسان، رُفات
popel
aske
hamvak
aska
cinzas
popol
küller
ash
(ӕʃ) noun the dust etc that remains after anything is burnt. cigarette ash; the ashes of the bonfire.
ˈashen adjective (of someone's face etc) very pale with shock etc.
ˈashes noun plural the remains of a human body after cremation. Her ashes were scattered at sea.
ˈashtray noun a dish or other container for cigarette ash.
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