Meaning of Ash | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The Egyptian god of oases.
   Egyptian, countable, uncountable
2. Solid remains of a fire.
   countable, uncountable
3. A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus.
   countable, uncountable
4. Oisc, also spelled Æsc or Ash, an Anglo-Saxon king of Kent
   countable, uncountable
5. The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process.
   countable, uncountable
6. Any tree of certain species of other genera.
   countable, uncountable
7. A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived near ash trees.
   countable, uncountable
8. Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash.
   countable, uncountable
9. The wood of this tree.
   uncountable
10. The traditional name for the ae ligature (æ), as used in Old English.
    countable, uncountable
11. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
    countable, uncountable
12. Human (or animal) remains after cremation.
    countable, in-plural, uncountable
13. A diminutive of the unisex given names Ashley or Ashleigh.
    countable, uncountable
14. Mortal remains in general.
    archaic, countable, in-plural, uncountable
15. A diminutive of the female given names Ashlie, Ashlee, Ashly, or Ashanti.
    countable, uncountable
16. What remains after a catastrophe.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable
17. A place name:
    countable, uncountable
18. A place in England:
    countable, uncountable
19. A civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire.
    countable, uncountable
20. A gray color, similar to that of the remains of a fire.
    countable, uncountable
21. A hamlet in Stoke Fleming parish, South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8349).
    countable, uncountable
22. The resultant remaining more stable patterns that emerge from the evolution of a soup or a similarly random pattern.
    countable, uncountable
23. A hamlet in Stourpaine parish, Dorset (OS grid ref ST8610).
    countable, uncountable
24. A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2858).
    countable, uncountable
25. A small village in Ash-cum-Ridley parish, Sevenoaks district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ6064).
    countable, uncountable
26. A village and civil parish in Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4720).
    countable, uncountable
27. A hamlet in Thornfalcon parish, Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST2822).
    countable, uncountable
28. A town and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, near Aldershot (OS grid ref SU8950).
    countable, uncountable
29. A place in the United States:
    countable, uncountable
30. A township in Monroe County, Michigan.
    countable, uncountable
31. A township in Barry County, Missouri.
    countable, uncountable
32. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Missouri.
    countable, uncountable
33. An unincorporated community in Brunswick County, North Carolina.
    countable, uncountable
34. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon.
    countable, uncountable
35. An unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas.
    countable, uncountable
36. An unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia.
    countable, uncountable

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Examples

“The audience was more captivated by the growing ash at the end of his cigarette than by his words.”

“Ash from a fireplace can restore minerals to your garden's soil.”

“Ashes from the fire floated over the street.”

“Ash from the fire floated over the street.”

“The family collected the ashes after burning the body.”

“The urn containing his ashes was eventually removed to a closet.”

“Napoleon’s ashes are not yet extinguished, and we’re breathing in their sparks.”

“Now, it's Haiti that needs help to rebuild and rise from the ashes [of an earthquake].”

“The ash trees are dying off due to emerald ash borer.”

“The woods planted in ash will see a different mix of species.”

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