to ash
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6.1
- verb
- /æʃ/
:
reducir a cenizas
- The poster rips free, charred to ash in the blink of an eye as a shaft of holy white light stabs into the cell.
- burn to ash
Examples
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The fire cinders ash.
Fiction book (2001) -
"The Light burn my bones to ash if I want to go Rhuidean!
Fiction book (1992) -
Most of the weirdos and sick puppies had burned themselves to ash pretty steadily from Friday afternoon on.
Fiction book (1997) -
For inorganic analysis, a 50 mg sample of root, stem, or shoot was ashed in a muffle furnace.
Academic text (2015) -
He's just leaning on and I'm ashing he's ashing a secret into the propane tanks.
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Tree needle samples were ashed for five hours at 400°C before acid/hydrogen peroxide digestion.
Academic text (2004) -
Tobito was able to put out the Amaterasu flames that Sasuke suddenly spit out, even though they're rumored not to go out until their target is ashed.
Blog text (9) -
The campfire slowly turned the fallen leaves to ash as the night went on.
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After the old building was demolished, only ash remained, covering the ground in gray.
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He watched the paper burn until it was reduced to ash, with only a faint smell of smoke lingering.
Synonyms
27
3.7
To be completely destroyed by fire
8
7.4
To burn until it turns to ash
2
6.4
Completely destroyed by fire so nothing remains but burned pieces
To burn something until only small pieces of burned wood or coal remain
Antonyms
Compounds
- 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 North American tree with leaves made of several small sections and clusters of bright red berries
- US
A small ash tree with many branches that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and northwest Mexico
A small tree from Europe and Asia with leaves made of many small leaflets and clusters of orange-red berries
A southern Mediterranean tree with white fragrant flowers and a sweet sap used as a sweetener
- Australian
A tree with divided leaves, white spring flowers, and red or orange berries that attract birds
- 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
- Australian
An Australian tree with leaves that have sharp teeth and thin spikes of white flowers
- Specialized
A tree that loses its leaves, has a swollen trunk base, and grows in swamps in the United States
- Specialized
A North American tree with soft young branches and lower leaf surfaces often found in wet areas
- US
A tree that loses its leaves each year with hard, light wood used for furniture and sports equipment
- 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
- US
A North American tree with pale green or silvery leaf undersides and hard brown wood used for furniture
- Specialized
A large tree with dark lower bark and smooth white upper bark used for strong wood
How Burned
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ash (to convert into ashes) comes from the noun ash (the powder left by fire), so to 'ash' something is to burn it until it becomes that gray powder.