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10-letter words containing ash

  • ogden nashJohn, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
  • old-siwash — a conventional designation for any small, provincial college or for such colleges collectively (often preceded by old): students from old Siwash.
  • open flash — a photographic technique employing a flash fired while the camera shutter is held open.
  • overrashly — in an overrash manner
  • peashooter — a tube through which dried peas, beans, or small pellets are blown, used as a toy.
  • pebbledash — to cover with a finish for external walls consisting of small stones embedded in plaster
  • petty cash — funds kept for minor expenses
  • photoflash — flashbulb.
  • ras dashan — the highest mountain in Ethiopia, in the N part. 15,158 feet (4623 meters).
  • rash shirt — a shirt worn by surfers as protection against sunburn, heat rash, etc
  • ring flash — a type of electronic flash in which the light source is arranged in a ring around the lens in order to produce a light without shadows
  • sash chain — a chain for connecting a vertically sliding window sash with a counterweight.
  • saurashtra — a former state in W India, comprising most of Kathiawar peninsula: now part of Gujarat state. 21,062 sq. mi. (54,550 sq. km).
  • sivash sea — a salt lagoon in S Ukraine, on the N of the Crimea peninsula. About 990 sq. mi. (2560 sq. km).
  • slash pine — a pine, Pinus elliotii, found in slashes and swamps in the southeastern U.S., yielding a hard, durable wood.
  • sling hash — a device for hurling stones or other missiles that consists, typically, of a short strap with a long string at each end and that is operated by placing the missile in the strap, and, holding the ends of the strings in one hand, whirling the instrument around in a circle and releasing one of the strings to discharge the missile.
  • smash down — If you smash down a door, building, or other large heavy object, you hit it hard and break it until it falls on the ground.
  • smashingly — impressive or wonderful: a smashing display.
  • smashmouth — denoting a style of play, esp in American football, that is characterized by power and aggression rather than skill and finesse
  • splash dam — a flood dam built to contain water that is released for driving logs.
  • splash out — If you splash out on something, especially on a luxury, you buy it even though it costs a lot of money.
  • splashback — a sheet of glass, plastic, etc, attached to a wall above a basin to protect the wall against splashing
  • splashdown — the landing of a space vehicle in a body of water, especially the ocean.
  • squabasher — a person who squabashes someone or something
  • squash bug — a dark-brown bug, Anasa tristis, that sucks the sap from the leaves of squash, pumpkin, and other plants of the gourd family.
  • squashable — easily squashed; soft
  • stonebrash — a type of subsoil consisting of small or broken stones or rock
  • strip-wash — a thorough, all-over wash with a flannel, sponge, etc, and water but without getting into a bath or shower
  • swung dash — a mark of punctuation (∼) used in place of a word or part of a word previously spelled out.
  • talk trash — to engage in trash talk
  • tashi lama — any of a succession of Tibetan monks and spiritual leaders, second in importance only to the Dalai Lama.
  • thrash out — to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
  • throatlash — the strap that holds a bridle in place, fastening under the horse's jaw
  • tooth rash — strophulus.
  • trash fish — a fish traditionally sold only for animal feed or manufactured products.
  • trash heap — a heap of rubbish or garbage
  • trash rack — a grating for retaining floating objects from water entering a penstock.
  • trash talk — If athletes who are competing against each other trash talk, they say unkind things to one another in order to disturb one another's concentration.
  • trash-talk — to use disparaging or boastful language.
  • ultrasharp — (of a monitor or screen) having very high definition
  • ultrashort — extremely short.
  • unwashable — capable of being washed without shrinking, fading, or the like.
  • upflashing — flashing or flaring up
  • wash goods — washable fabrics or garments
  • wash-woman — washerwoman.
  • washateria — a launderette.
  • washbasins — Plural form of washbasin.
  • washbasket — Alternative form of wash basket.
  • washboards — Plural form of washboard.
  • washcloths — Plural form of washcloth.
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