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Meaning
Noun
●
The
solid
remains
of a fire.
●
In Chemistry:
The
nonaqueous
remains
of a
material
subjected
to any
complete
oxidation
process.
●
Fine
particles
from a
volcano
,
volcanic
ash.
●
Human (or
animal
)
remains
after cremation.
●
Mortal
remains
in general.
●
What
remains
after a catastrophe.
●
A
gray
colour
,
like that
of ash.
●
In Greys & Olive family plants:
A
shade
tree
of the
genus
Fraxinus.
●
The
wood
of this tree.
●
In Greys & Latin letter names:
The
traditional
name for
the
ae
ligature
(æ), as used in Old English.
Verb
●
In Chemistry:
To reduce to a
residue
of
ash
. See
ash
ing.
●
In Greys:
To
hit
the
end off
of a
burning
cigar
or
cigar
ette.
●
In Greys:
To
hit
the
end off
(a
burning
cigar
or
cigar
ette).
●
To
cover
newly-sown
fields
of
crops
with ashes.
Name
●
The Egyptian
god
of oases.
●
Oisc, also
spelled
Æsc or Ash, an Anglo-Saxon
king
of Kent
●
A
topographic
surname
from Middle English
for someone
who
lived
near
ash
trees.
●
A
unisex
given name
transferred
from the surname.
●
A
diminutive
of the
unisex
given names
Ashley or Ashleigh.
●
A
diminutive
of the
female
given names
Ashlie, Ashlee, Ashly, or Ashanti.
●
A place name:
A
village
and
civil parish
in Dover
district
, Kent, England (OS
grid
ref
TR2858).
●
A place name:
A small
village
in Ash-cum-Ridley
parish
, Sevenoaks
district
, Kent (OS
grid
ref
TQ6064).
●
A place name:
A
village
and
civil parish
in Somerset, England,
previously
in South Somerset
district
(OS
grid
ref
ST4720).
●
A place name:
A
hamlet
in Thornfalcon
parish
, Somerset West and Taunton
district
, Somerset (OS
grid
ref
ST2822).
●
A place name:
A
town
and
civil parish
in Guildford
borough
, Surrey, England,
near
Aldershot (OS
grid
ref
SU8950).
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
ash
English
asshe
Middle English (1100-1500)
æsc
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
æsce
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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Soot
Slag
Dust
Tar
Sludge
Debris
Cement
Charcoal
Vapour
Cinders
Sand
Silt
Biomass
Lime
Clay
Powder
Silica
Coal
Wood
Sawdust
Sulphur
Dirt
Residue
Peat
Mud
Limestone
Mist
Husk
Cinder
Biochar
Char
Plume
Rubble
Slurry
Compost
Carbon
Gypsum
Coals
Embers
Ember
Pumice
Rha
Waste
Lignite
Clinker
Soil
Water
Smoke
Leaf
Rice Husk
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Rhymes
Ash
Ash
Rash
Bash
Gash
Sash
Hash
Cash
Fash
Cash
Mash
Pash
Dash
Nash
Lash
Mash
Bash
Kash
Smash
Cache
Crash
Plash
Abash
Gnash
Flash
Tache
Stash
Clash
Slash
Trash
Snash
Brash
Shash
Unlash
Lagash
Bedash
Rehash
Calash
Apache
Thrash
Stache
Potash
Encash
Splash
Shamash
Midrash
Chumash
Ganache
Panache
Quamash
Eyelash
Goulash
Taplash
Soutache
Rondache
Outflash
Mustache
Stramash
Malagash
Squabash
Ragabash
Whiplash
Slapdash
Calipash
Overrash
Mishmash
Pearlash
Overlash
Shammash
Backlash
Undersash
Newsflash
Callipash
Whitelash
Gatecrash
Succotash
Ragabrash
Backslash
Haberdash
Moustache
Backsplash
Balderdash
Stonebrash
Tongue-Lash
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