noun
1.
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
2.
Also called volcanic ash. Geology. finely pulverized lava thrown out by a volcano in eruption.
3.
a light, silvery-gray color.
4.
ashes.
a.
deathlike grayness; extreme pallor suggestive of death.
b.
ruins, especially the residue of something destroyed; remains; vestiges: the ashes of their love; the ashes of the past.
c.
mortal remains, especially the physical or corporeal body as liable to decay.
d.
anything, as an act, gesture, speech, or feeling, that is symbolic of penance, regret, remorse, or the like.
Origin:
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-
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-
Related forms
ash·i·ness, noun
ash·less, adjective
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noun
1.
any of various trees of the genus Fraxinus, of the olive family, especially F. excelsior, of Europe and Asia, or F. americana (white ash) of North America, having opposite, pinnate leaves and purplish flowers in small clusters.
2.
the tough, straight-grained wood of any of these trees, valued as timber.
3.
Also, æsc. the symbol “æ.”
Origin:
before 900; Middle English asshe, Old English æsc; cognate with Frisian esk, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch asch, Old Saxon, Old High German asc (German Esche, with altered vowel from the adj. derivative eschen, Middle High German eschîn), Old Norse askr; akin to Latin ornus, Welsh onnen, Russian yásenʾ, Czech jasan, Lithuanian úosis, Armenian hatsʰi; Albanian ah beech; < Indo-European *Hoes-
before 900; Middle English asshe, Old English æsc; cognate with Frisian esk, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch asch, Old Saxon, Old High German asc (German Esche, with altered vowel from the adj. derivative eschen, Middle High German eschîn), Old Norse askr; akin to Latin ornus, Welsh onnen, Russian yásenʾ, Czech jasan, Lithuanian úosis, Armenian hatsʰi; Albanian ah beech; < Indo-European *Hoes-
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ash1 (æʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the nonvolatile products and residue formed when matter is burnt |
| 2. | See soda ash any of certain compounds formed by burning |
| 3. | fine particles of lava thrown out by an erupting volcano |
| 4. | a light silvery grey colour, often with a brownish tinge |
| Related: cinereous | |
| [Old English æsce; related to Old Norse, Old High German aska, Gothic azgō, Latin aridus dry] | |
| ash2 (æʃ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any oleaceous tree of the genus Fraxinus, esp F. excelsior of Europe and Asia, having compound leaves, clusters of small greenish flowers, and winged seeds |
| 2. | the close-grained durable wood of any of these trees, used for tool handles, etc |
| 3. | any of several trees resembling the ash, such as the mountain ash |
| 4. | (Austral) any of several Australian trees resembling the ash, esp of the eucalyptus genus |
| [Old English æsc; related to Old Norse askr, Old Saxon, Old High German ask, Lithuanian uosis] | |
| ash3 (æʃ) | |
| —n | |
| the digraph æ, as in Old English, representing a front vowel approximately like that of the a in Modern English hat. The character is also used to represent this sound in the International Phonetic Alphabet | |
| ASH (æʃ) | |
| —n acronym for | |
| Action on Smoking and Health | |
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Word Origin & History
ash
"powdery remains of fire," O.E. æsce "ash," from P.Gmc. *askon (cf. O.N. aska, O.H.G. asca, Ger. asche, Goth. azgo "ashes"), from PIE base *as- "to burn" (cf. Skt. asah "ashes, dust," Arm. azazem "I dry up," Gk. azein "to dry up, parch"). Symbol of grief or repentance; hence Ash Wednesday (c.1300),
from custom introduced by Pope Gregory the Great of sprinkling ashes on the heads of penitents on the first day of Lent. Meaning "mortal remains of a person" is late 13c., in reference to the ancient custom of cremation.
ash
"tree," O.E. æsc "ash tree," also "spear made of ash wood," from P.Gmc. *askaz, askiz (cf. O.N. askr, O.S. ask, M.Du. esce, Ger. Esche), from PIE base *os- "ash tree" (cf. Arm. haci "ash tree," Alb. ah "beech," Gk. oxya "beech," L. ornus "wild mountain ash," Rus. jasen, Lith. uosis "ash"). Ash
the preferred wood for spear-shafs, so O.E. æsc sometimes meant "spear" (cf. æsc-here "company armed with spears").
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Computing Dictionary
ash definition
toolA Bourne Shell clone by Kenneth Almquist. It works pretty well. For running scripts, it is sometimes better and sometimes worse than Bash.
Ash runs under 386BSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD, and Linux.
FTP Linux version (ftp://ftp.win.tue.nl/pub/linux/ports/ash-linux-0.1.tar.gz).
(1995-07-20)
American Heritage
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Bible Dictionary
Ash definition
(Heb. o'ren, "tremulous"), mentioned only Isa. 44:14 (R.V., "fir tree"). It is rendered "pine tree" both in the LXX. and Vulgate versions. There is a tree called by the Arabs _aran_, found still in the valleys of Arabia Petraea, whose leaf resembles that of the mountain ash. This may be the tree meant. Our ash tree is not known in Syria.
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Example sentences from the web
But while travelling with refugees, alex gets separated from ash.
A predator that has learned to avoid the wasp would similarly avoid the ash borer.
This cake is a mixture of ash, unburned tobacco, oils, sugars, and other residue.
It has several eyes which it uses to see scrumptious ash pellets.
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