Definition of ash Ash
/æˈʃ/ - [atsh] - ash
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NounPlural: ashes |
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| ash - any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus | ||
| ash tree | ||
| tree English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917) | ||
| fraxinus, genus fraxinus ash | ||
| ash any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus | ||
| fraxinus americana, white ash spreading American ash with leaves pale green or silvery beneath and having hard brownish wood | ||
| fraxinus caroliniana, swamp ash small ash of swampy areas of southeastern United States | ||
| fraxinus cuspidata, flowering ash shrubby ash of southwestern United States having fragrant white flowers | ||
| fraxinus dipetala, flowering ash shrubby ash of southwestern United States having fragrant white flowers | ||
| common european ash, european ash, fraxinus excelsior tall ash of Europe to the Caucasus having leaves shiny dark-green above and pale downy beneath | ||
| fraxinus latifolia, fraxinus oregona, oregon ash timber tree of western North America yielding hard light wood; closely related to the red ash | ||
| basket ash, black ash, brown ash, fraxinus nigra, hoop ash vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn | ||
| fraxinus ornus, manna ash, flowering ash southern Mediterranean ash having fragrant white flowers in dense panicles and yielding manna | ||
| downy ash, fraxinus pennsylvanica, red ash smallish American tree with velvety branchlets and lower leaf surfaces | ||
| blue ash, fraxinus quadrangulata ash of central and southern United States with bluish-green foliage and hard brown wood | ||
| fraxinus texensis, mountain ash low-growing ash of Texas | ||
| fraxinus tomentosa, pumpkin ash timber tree of central and southeastern United States having hairy branchlets and a swollen trunk base | ||
| arizona ash, fraxinus velutina small shrubby ash of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico | ||
| ash - the residue that remains when something is burned | ||
| residue matter that remains after something has been removed | ||
| fly ash fine solid particles of ash that are carried into the air when fuel is combusted | ||
| ash - strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats | ||
| wood a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard" | ||
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| ash - convert into ashes | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- ash (Noun)
The solid remains of a fire. - ash (Noun)
The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process. - ash (Noun)
Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash. - ash (Noun)
Human or animal remains after cremation. - ash (Noun)
What remains after a catastrophe. - ash (Noun)
A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus. - ash (Noun)
The wood of this tree. - ash (Noun)
The traditional name for the ae ligature æ, as used in Old English . - ash (Verb)
To reduce to a residue of ash. See ashing. - ash (Verb)
To hit the end off of a burning cigar or cigarette. - ash (Verb)
To cover newly-sown fields of crops with ashes.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ash (n.)
A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing valuable timber, as the European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and the white ash (F. Americana). - ash (n.)
The tough, elastic wood of the ash tree. - ash (n.)
sing. of Ashes. - ash (v. t.)
To strew or sprinkle with ashes.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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The incombustible matter remaining after a substance has been incinerated. -
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Any of the trees belonging to the genus Fraxinus. -
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Wood of the ash tree.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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ash, n. a well-known timber tree, or its wood, which is white, tough, and hard, much used in carpentry and wheel-work: the ashen shaft of a spear, or a spear itself.—adj. Ash′en.—n. Ground′-ash, or Ash′-plant, an ash sapling.—Mountain ash, the rowan-tree; Quaking ash, the aspen. [A.S. æsc—Ger. esche, Ice. askr.]
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