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Definitions for Ashes

[1] the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
[2] Also called volcanic ash. Geology . finely pulverized lava thrown out by a volcano in eruption.
[3] a light, silvery-gray color.
[4] ashes, deathlike grayness; extreme pallor suggestive of death. ruins, especially the residue of something destroyed; remains; vestiges: the ashes of their love; the ashes of the past. mortal remains, especially the physical or corporeal body as liable to decay. anything, as an act, gesture, speech, or feeling, that is symbolic of penance, regret, remorse, or the like.
[5] any of various trees of the genus Fraxinus, of the olive family, especially F. excelsior, of Europe and Asia, or F. americana (white ash) , of North America, having opposite, pinnate leaves and purplish flowers in small clusters.
[6] the tough, straight-grained wood of any of these trees, valued as timber.
[7] Also æsc. the symbol “æ.”
[8] ruins or remains, as after destruction or burning the city was left in ashes
[9] the remains of a human body after cremation
[10] the Ashes a cremated cricket stump in a pottery urn now preserved at Lord's. Victory or defeat in test matches between England and Australia is referred to as winning, losing, or retaining the Ashes
[11] the nonvolatile products and residue formed when matter is burnt
[12] any of certain compounds formed by burning See soda ash
[13] fine particles of lava thrown out by an erupting volcano
[14] a light silvery grey colour, often with a brownish tinge
[15] any oleaceous tree of the genus Fraxinus, esp F. excelsior of Europe and Asia, having compound leaves, clusters of small greenish flowers, and winged seeds
[16] the close-grained durable wood of any of these trees, used for tool handles, etc
[17] any of several trees resembling the ash, such as the mountain ash
[18] Australian any of several Australian trees resembling the ash, esp of the eucalyptus genus
[19] the digraph æ , as in Old English, representing a front vowel approximately like that of the a in Modern English hat. The character is also used to represent this sound in the International Phonetic Alphabet
[20] Action on Smoking and Health

Words related to Ashes

ashpowder, soot, dust, slag, charcoal, cinders, remains, rubble, debris, remnants, relics

Words nearby Ashes

ashaseyev, asfetida, asgard, asgd., asgmt., ash, ash blond, ash can, ash can school, ash color, ash fall

Origin of Ashes

2before 900; Middle English asshe, Old English æsc; cognate with Frisian esk, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch asch, Old Saxon, Old High German asc (German Esche, with altered vowel from the adj. derivative eschen, Middle High German eschîn ), Old Norse askr; akin to Latin ornus, Welsh onnen, Russian yásenʾ, Czech jasan, Lithuanian úosis, Armenian hatsʰi; Albanian ah beech; < Indo-European *Ho es-

Other words from Ashes

ash·i·ness , noun
ash·less , adjective
Related adjective: cinereous

Word origin for Ashes

Old English æsc; related to Old Norse askr, Old Saxon, Old High German ask, Lithuanian uosis

Synonyms for Ashes

charcoal, cinders, dust, embers, powder, slag, soot, volcanic ash