ash
- noun
- /æʃ/
- The artist used the ash from burnt wood to create a unique texture in her paintings.
- volcanic ash
- wood ash
- fly ash
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Watch on YouTubeAnd he says, who flicks the ashes in a brand new BMW?
- And he says, who flicks the ashes in a brand new BMW?
- White stars pass or choke the night ash of fields burning.
- You have like his little ashes like we picture.
- Oh, I guess that's an ash that just fell.
- And then they had to bring his ashes back to England.
- It burns itself, dies, and from its ashes it's reborn again.
- No, that's not because I have all my grandmother's ashes in these three buckets.
- Now, single ashes, they can be quite important.
Examples
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After the campfire died down, we were left with a pile of gray ash that we had to clean up.
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Volcanic ash can disrupt air travel and cause significant damage to nearby environments.
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I burned the letter and put the ashes in the bottom of her favorite coffee cup.
Fiction book (1990) -
All night, even in closed rooms, ash choked the air.
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Or scatter his ashes over Division Street?
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His body's to be burned and his ashes scattered in secret.
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A strong breeze whipped them with ash, still warm from the Berlin fires.
Fiction book (1991) -
Not even ashes left.
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Prague has risen from its Communist ashes, and it really is a jewel of a city.
Academic text (2008) -
The fire was unlit, but the ashes had been cleared and the grate freshly blacked.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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
How Burned
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ash (powder) comes from old words for what is left after a fire — the gray or black powder — so when something burns and leaves that powder, we call it 'ash'.