ash
- noun
- /æʃ/
- The furniture is made from durable ash, known for its strength and elasticity.
Examples
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I think for the dining table I might go with ash or maybe Maple, Birch, I don't know, something like that.
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Athletes prefer ash bats because they are lightweight yet sturdy, enhancing their performance.
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The ash tree had the strongest wood.
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The boys played a game called hurling, with sticks carved of ash wood, a ball, and a goal.
Fiction book (2000) -
The tool handles were crafted from ash, providing a comfortable grip and lasting durability.
Synonyms
The hard material from trees used for building and as fuel
A North American tree with pale green or silvery leaf undersides and hard brown wood used for furniture
A tree with many white flowers often grown for decoration
A tree that loses its leaves each year with hard, light wood used for furniture and sports equipment
A large tree with dark lower bark and smooth white upper bark used for strong wood
A tall European tree with dark green leaves that are pale underneath
A spreading North American tree with heavy dark wood and leaves that turn gold in autumn
A North American tree with strong flexible wood used to make baskets and leaves that turn gold in autumn
A tall Australian tree with hard pinkish or light brown wood used for furniture
A very tall Australian tree with strong wood often used for furniture and building
A tree from the southern United States with light wood used for furniture and guitars
A tall European tree with dark green leaves above and pale soft leaves below
A small tree from the western coast of North America with groups of red berries
Compounds
- US
A North American tree with pale green or silvery leaf undersides and hard brown wood used for furniture
- Australian
A tree with divided leaves, white spring flowers, and red or orange berries that attract birds
- Australian
An Australian tree with leaves that have sharp teeth and thin spikes of white flowers
- Specialized
A North American tree with soft young branches and lower leaf surfaces often found in wet areas
- US
A small ash tree with many branches that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and northwest Mexico
- US
A tree that loses its leaves each year with hard, light wood used for furniture and sports equipment
A North American tree with leaves made of several small sections and clusters of bright red berries
A small tree from Europe and Asia with leaves made of many small leaflets and clusters of orange-red berries
- Specialized
A tree that loses its leaves, has a swollen trunk base, and grows in swamps in the United States
- Specialized
A large tree with dark lower bark and smooth white upper bark used for strong wood
- US
A North American tree with strong flexible wood used to make baskets and leaves that turn gold in autumn
- Archaic
A small bowl made from bone ash used to separate precious metals during testing
- Jargon
A hurling match between teams, named for wooden sticks called hurleys striking together
A tall European tree with dark green leaves above and pale soft leaves below
- Australian
A tall Australian tree with hard pinkish or light brown wood used for furniture
A southern Mediterranean tree with white fragrant flowers and a sweet sap used as a sweetener
- Australian
A very tall Australian tree with strong wood often used for furniture and building
- US
A spreading North American tree with heavy dark wood and leaves that turn gold in autumn
- Archaic
A white powder made from wood ashes that people used long ago for baking and soap making
- US
A North American swamp shrub with divided leaves and greenish-white berries that produces oil causing skin rashes
- US
A small bush or tree with sharp branches and yellow flowers with a pleasant smell in eastern North America
- US
A tree from the southern United States with light wood used for furniture and guitars
A small tree from the western coast of North America with groups of red berries
- Australian
A small to medium tree from Australia and Tasmania with smooth light-grey bark that peels in strips
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ash (wood) is the same word as the tree ash and simply means the wood from that tree; because ash wood is strong and flexible, people make bats, handles and furniture from it.