Ash

  • 11ash — ash1 [ash] n. [ME asshe (usually in pl.) < OE æsce < IE base * as , to burn > L arere, to be dry, burn, Goth azgo, ON aska, ash] 1. the white or grayish powder remaining after something has been thoroughly burned 2. fine volcanic dust 3 …

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  • 12ash|en — ash|en1 «ASH uhn», adjective. 1. a) like ashes; of the color of ashes. b) Figurative. pale; pallid: »an ashen face. 2. of ashes. ╂[< ash1 + en2] ash|en2 «ASH uhn», adjective …

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  • 13ash — [ æʃ ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount the gray powder that remains after something has burned: cigarette ash All that remained of the fire was a pile of ashes. 2. ) ash or ash tree count a tree with a smooth gray BARK (=substance that covers its… …

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  • 14ash — ash, cinders, clinkers, embers mean the remains of combustible material after it has been destroyed by fire. Ash, especially as the plural ashes, implies perfect combustion and a powdery residue consisting only of incombustible and thoroughly… …

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  • 15ash|y — «ASH ee», adjective, ash|i|er, ash|i|est. 1. like ashes; pale as ashes; ashen. 2. consisting of ashes. 3. covered with ashes …

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  • 16Ash — (группа) североирландская рок группа. ash (UNIX) командная оболочка UNIX. alt.suicide.holiday группа новостей в Usenet. Ash (человек) рэп исполнитель, из группы MRAK …

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  • 17ash — [æʃ] n [Sense: 1 2; Origin: Old English asce] [Sense: 3; Origin: Old English Asc] 1.) [U and C] the soft grey powder that remains after something has been burned ▪ cigarette ash ▪ The house burnt to ashes. 2.) ashes …

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  • 18Ash — Ash, v. t. To strew or sprinkle with ashes. Howell. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 19ash — Ⅰ. ash [1] ► NOUN 1) the powder remaining after something has been burned. 2) (ashes) the remains of a human body after cremation. 3) (the Ashes) a cricket trophy awarded for winning a test match series between England and Australia. [ORIGIN:… …

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  • 20ash|er|y — «ASH uhr ee», noun, plural er|ies. 1. a place for ashes. 2. a potash or pearlash factory …

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