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ash

/æʃ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The solid remains of a fire.
  2. The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process.
  3. Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash.
  4. (in the plural) Human (or animal) remains after cremation.
  5. What remains after a catastrophe.
  6. A gray colour, like that of ash.
  7. To reduce to a residue of ash. See ashing.
  8. To hit the end off of a burning cigar or cigarette.
  9. To hit the end off (a burning cigar or cigarette).
  10. (mostly used in the passive) To cover newly-sown fields of crops with ashes.
  11. A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus.
  12. The wood of this tree.
  13. The traditional name for the ae ligature (æ), as used in Old English.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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