Definition of ashes Ashes
/æˈʃʌz/ - [atshuz] - ash•es
We found 9 definitions of ashes from 7 different sources.
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Wiktionary 
- ashes (Noun)
Plural of ash.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ashes (n. pl.)
The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion, as of wood or coal. - ashes (n. pl.)
Specifically: The remains of the human body when burnt, or when "returned to dust" by natural decay. - ashes (n. pl.)
The color of ashes; deathlike paleness.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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ashes
That which is left behind of a body, especially after cremation or decay.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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ash′ez, n.pl. the dust or remains of anything burnt: the remains of the human body when burnt: (fig.) a dead body: used to express pallor, from the colour of wood-ashes, as in 'pale as ashes,' 'ashy-pale.'—n. Ash′-buck′et, a box or bucket in which house-ashes and general refuse are collected for removal.—adjs. Ash′en, Ash′en-gray.—ns. Ash′ery, a place where potash or pearl-ash is made; Ash′-heap, a heap of ashes and household refuse; Ash′-leach, a tub in which alkaline salts are dissolved from wood-ashes; Ash′-pan, a kind of tray fitted underneath a grate to receive the ashes.—adjs. Ash′y, Ash′y-gray.—To lay in ashes, to destroy utterly by burning. [A.S. asce; Ice. aska.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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ashes
See WINDWARD.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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ashes
Every man must eat a peck of ashes before he dies.
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