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
And 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 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 (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'.