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Meaning of ash-heap | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A heap of ashes.
  2. A collection of ashes and household waste.
  3. A state of ruin.
    figuratively

Examples

“In 1980, when I was 10 years old, Jimmy Carter was going to leave our country on an ash heap.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

ash-heap-cake ash-hole ash-hopper ash-leaf ash-leaved maple Ash-Shaytan

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