ash
🇺🇸
/æʃ/
🇬🇧
/æʃ/
noun
C1
the gray or black powder left after something burns
The ash from the campfire covered the ground.
C1
what remains after something is destroyed by fire
New buildings rose from the ash of the old city.
R
the powder left after a body is cremated
His ash was placed in an urn after cremation.
R
a type of tree with gray bark
The ash tree in our yard provides good shade.
R
the wood from the ash tree
This baseball bat is made of strong ash.
R
the letter æ used in Old English
The word 'ash' in Old English used the æ character.
translation
the gray or black powder left after something burns; what remains after something is destroyed by fire; the powder left after a body is cremated; a type of tree with gray bark; the wood from the ash tree; the letter æ used in Old English
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ashes