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- pronunciation:
- aesh
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the soft residue that remains after combustion.
All the documents had been thrown on the fire and reduced to ash.Only ashes remained of the wooden building after the fire.- similar words:
- cinder
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| definition 2: |
(pl.) ruins.
Because of the scandal, his promising career was now in ashes. |
| definition 3: |
(pl.) remains, esp. those of a cremated human being.
They scattered their father's ashes over the cliff. |
| related words: |
char |
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