ash

IPA: ˈæʃ

noun

  • The solid remains of a fire.
  • (chemistry) The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process.
  • Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash.
  • (in the plural) Human (or animal) remains after cremation.
  • (archaic, in the plural) Mortal remains in general.
  • (figuratively) What remains after a catastrophe.
  • A gray colour, like that of ash.
  • (countable, uncountable) A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus.
  • (uncountable) The wood of this tree.
  • The traditional name for the ae ligature (æ), as used in Old English.
  • (Egyptian mythology) The Egyptian god of oases.
  • Oisc, also spelled Æsc or Ash, an Anglo-Saxon king of Kent
  • A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived near ash trees.
  • A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
  • A diminutive of the unisex given names Ashley or Ashleigh.
  • A diminutive of the female given names Ashlie, Ashlee, Ashly, or Ashanti.
  • A place name:
  • A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2858).
  • A small village in Ash-cum-Ridley parish, Sevenoaks district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ6064).
  • A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4720).
  • A hamlet in Thornfalcon parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST2822).
  • A town and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England, near Aldershot (OS grid ref SU8950).

verb

  • (chemistry) To reduce to a residue of ash. See ashing.
  • (intransitive) To hit the end off of a burning cigar or cigarette.
  • (transitive) To hit the end off (a burning cigar or cigarette).
  • (obsolete, mostly used in the passive) To cover newly-sown fields of crops with ashes.
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Examples of "ash" in Sentences

  • It contained the ashes of a Red Heifer.
  • His ashes are in the plinth of the bust.
  • He was the color of the ash on my cigarette.
  • The ash proved to be an insuperable problem.
  • They were not supposed to contort the ashes.
  • Ash was found out and the deed was shredded.
  • Burn the remains, and then scatter the ashes.
  • As hundreds wail, the victim's ashes immersed.
  • Climax came out of the ashes of The Outsiders.
  • He returned to the boulder and left the ashes there.

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