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- [ash]
- /æʃ/
- /æʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ash]
- /æʃ/
Definitions of ashes word
- noun plural ashes ruins or remains, as after destruction or burning 3
- noun plural ashes the remains of a human body after cremation 3
- noun plural ashes the unburned particles and white or grayish powder remaining after a thing has been burned 3
- noun plural ashes the part of the body left after cremation 3
- noun plural ashes a dead person; human remains 3
- noun plural ashes ruins or remains, as of a destroyed civilization 3
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Origin of ashes
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English a(i)sshe, Old English asce, æsce; cognate with Frisian esk, Dutch asch, Old Norse, Old High German aska (German Asche), Gothic azgo < Germanic *askōn- (with Goth unexplained); akin to Latin ārēre be dry (see arid), Tocharian ās- get dry, Sanskrit ā́sa- ashes, Hittite hassi on the hearth; < Indo-European *HaHs-
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Parts of speech for Ashes
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ashes popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ashes usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ashes
noun ashes
- powder — British Dialect. a sudden, frantic, or impulsive rush.
- soot — a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- dust — earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- slag — British Slang. an abusive woman.
- charcoal — Charcoal is a black substance obtained by burning wood without much air. It can be burned as a fuel, and small sticks of it are used for drawing with.
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