Associations to the word «Ash»

ASH, noun. The solid remains of a fire.

ASH, noun. (chemistry) The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process.

ASH, noun. Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash.

ASH, noun. (in the plural) Human (or animal) remains after cremation.

ASH, noun. (figuratively) What remains after a catastrophe.

ASH, verb. (chemistry) To reduce to a residue of ash. See ashing.

ASH, verb. To hit the end off of a burning cigar or cigarette.

ASH, verb. (obsolete) (mostly used in the past tense) To cover newly-sown fields of crops with ashes.

ASH, noun. (countable) (uncountable) A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus.

ASH, noun. (uncountable) The wood of this tree.

ASH, noun. The traditional name for the ae ligature (æ), as used in Old English.

ASH, proper noun. (Egyptian mythology) The Egyptian god of oases.

ASH, proper noun. A topographic surname​ for someone who lived near ash trees.

ASH, proper noun. A male given name transferred from the surname.

ASH, proper noun. A diminutive of the female given names Ashley and Ashlee.

ASH BLONDE, noun. A shade of blond with a hint of grey to it, hence the "ash" description.

ASH BLONDE, noun. A person with such hair.

ASH BLONDE, adjective. (of hair or a person) Grey blonde.

ASH BLONDES, noun. Plural of ash blonde

ASH BREAD, noun. Bread (sometimes specifically cornbread) baked in hot ashes

ASH BREADS, noun. (rare) plural of ash bread

ASH CAKE, noun. A cake (a bread), usually specifically of cornmeal (thus, a cornbread), baked in hot ashes

ASH CAKES, noun. Plural of ash cake

ASH CASH, noun. The fees claimed by a medical practitioner for writing death certificates

ASH DIEBACK, noun. (botany) Dieback of ash trees caused by the Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus fungus.

ASH GOURD, noun. A vine of the genus Benincasa cultivated throughout Asia.

ASH GOURD, noun. A green, fuzzy melon fruit taken from this vine that has sweet white flesh.

ASH PAN, noun. Metal pan or tray to catch and retain ashes below the grate in a hearth

ASH TREE, noun. A tree of the genus Fraxinus, with compound leaves and a tough, flexible wood.

ASH TREES, noun. Plural of ash tree

ASH WEDNESDAY, noun. A Christian day of penitence, the first day of Lent. It is a movable feast which takes place 40 days before Easter (excluding Sundays).

ASH WEDNESDAYS, noun. Plural of Ash Wednesday

ASH, noun. The residue that remains when something is burned.

ASH, noun. Any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus.

ASH, noun. Strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats.

ASH, verb. Convert into ashes.