to ash

To cover something with a light layer of fine powder

To remove dirt and stains

The first day of Lent when Christians get ashes on their foreheads and fast

A tall tree with leaves made of several small parts, grown for wood and in gardens

A white powder used to make soap, glass, and paper

Fine light dust that rises when fuel burns, often in power plants

A white ash left when bones are burned used in fertiliser and bone china

A type of cornbread wrapped in leaves and baked in hot ashes

A North American tree with strong flexible wood used to make baskets and leaves that turn gold in autumn

An American ash tree with blue-green leaves and hard brown wood

A North American tree with dark heavy wood and golden autumn leaves

A small bowl made from bone ash used to separate precious metals during testing

A North American tree with dark heavy wood and leaves that turn gold in autumn

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

A small American ash tree with soft, fuzzy undersides on its leaves

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

A container for household rubbish that collectors empty

A light pale gray that looks like soft smoke

A pile of ashes left after burning wood or coal

A seed with a thin wing from an ash tree that the wind carries

A maple tree with leaves made of several small leaflets like an ash tree

A container for cold ashes and small pieces of household trash

A very pale gray color like the powder left after a fire

A style of early 1900s American painting showing real, often hard city life

A pile of ashes left after something has been burned

A metal tray under a stove that holds ashes so you can remove them

A small ash tree with many branches that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and northwest Mexico

A tall European tree with dark green leaves that are pale underneath

A small tree from Europe and Asia with leaves made of many small leaflets and clusters of orange-red berries

A tree with many white flowers often grown for decoration

A southern Mediterranean tree with white fragrant flowers and a sweet sap used as a sweetener

A tree with divided leaves, white spring flowers, and red or orange berries that attract birds

A very tall Australian tree with strong wood often used for furniture and building

A North American ash tree with lighter colour under its leaves

A spreading North American tree with heavy dark wood and leaves that turn gold in autumn

An Australian tree with leaves that have sharp teeth and thin spikes of white flowers

A tree or shrub with spiny branches often used for its strong-smelling bark

A tree that loses its leaves, has a swollen trunk base, and grows in swamps in the United States

A North American tree with soft young branches and lower leaf surfaces often found in wet areas

A tree that loses its leaves each year with hard, light wood used for furniture and sports equipment

A white powder made from wood ashes that people used long ago for baking and soap making

A North American swamp shrub with divided leaves and greenish-white berries that produces oil causing skin rashes

A small bush or tree with sharp branches and yellow flowers with a pleasant smell in eastern North America

A tree from the southern United States with light wood used for furniture and guitars

A large port city in northwest Lebanon on the Mediterranean

An Australian tree with pale wood used for furniture

A small tree from the western coast of North America with groups of red berries

A small to medium tree from Australia and Tasmania with smooth light-grey bark that peels in strips

A North American tree with pale green or silvery leaf undersides and hard brown wood used for furniture

A large tree with dark lower bark and smooth white upper bark used for strong wood