Definition of "ash"
- noun
The solid remains of a fire.
The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process.
Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash.
Human (or animal) remains after cremation.
What remains after a catastrophe.
A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus.
The wood of this tree.
The traditional name for the ae ligature (æ), as used in Old English.
- verb
To reduce to a residue of ash.
To hit the end off of a burning cigar or cigarette.
To cover newly-sown fields of crops with ashes.
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