ash

noun

/æʃ/

Idioms

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[uncountable] the grey or black powder that is left after something, especially tobacco, wood or coal, has burnt
- cigarette ash
- black volcanic ash
- Ash from the volcano fell over a wide area.
- She flicked ash out of the window carelessly.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- glowing
- hot
- red-hot
- …
… of ash
- cloud
verb + ash
- flick
- tap
- reduce something to
- …
ash + verb
- fall
phrases
- rise from the ashes
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ashes
[plural] what is left after something has been destroyed by burning
- The town was reduced to ashes in the fighting.
- the glowing ashes of the campfire
- The fire had died to cold ashes.
- (figurative) The party had risen, like a phoenix, from the ashes of electoral disaster.
- She had seen all her dreams turn to ashes.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- glowing
- hot
- red-hot
- …
… of ash
- cloud
verb + ash
- flick
- tap
- reduce something to
- …
ash + verb
- fall
phrases
- rise from the ashes
See full entry
ashes
[plural] the powder that is left after a dead person’s body has been cremated (= burned)
- She wanted her ashes to be scattered at sea.
Wordfinder
- ashes
- cemetery
- coffin
- cremation
- die
- funeral
- grave
- hearse
- morgue
- mourn
Topics Life stagesc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + ashes
- scatter
- spread
- bury
- …
See full entry
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[countable, uncountable]
(also ash tree)
a forest tree with grey barkTopics Plants and treesc2
[uncountable] the hard pale wood of the ash tree
(specialist) the letter æ, used in Old English, and as a phonetic symbol to represent the vowel sound in cat

Word Originsenses 1 to 3 Old English æsce, aexe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch as and German Asche.senses 4 to 5 Old English æsc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch es and German Esche.

Idioms

wear, put on, etc. sackcloth and ashes

to behave in a way that shows that you are sorry for something that you have done

单词	ash
释义	ash noun /æʃ/ /æʃ/ Idioms jump to other results [uncountable] the grey or black powder that is left after something, especially tobacco, wood or coal, has burnt cigarette ash black volcanic ash Ash from the volcano fell over a wide area. She flicked ash out of the window carelessly. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective glowing hot red-hot … … of ash cloud verb + ash flick tap reduce something to … ash + verb fall phrases rise from the ashes See full entry ashes [plural] what is left after something has been destroyed by burning The town was reduced to ashes in the fighting. the glowing ashes of the campfire The fire had died to cold ashes. (figurative) The party had risen, like a phoenix, from the ashes of electoral disaster. She had seen all her dreams turn to ashes. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective glowing hot red-hot … … of ash cloud verb + ash flick tap reduce something to … ash + verb fall phrases rise from the ashes See full entry ashes [plural] the powder that is left after a dead person’s body has been cremated (= burned) She wanted her ashes to be scattered at sea. Wordfinder ashes cemetery coffin cremation die funeral grave hearse morgue mourn Topics Life stagesc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + ashes scatter spread bury … See full entry enlarge image [countable, uncountable] (also ash tree) a forest tree with grey barkTopics Plants and treesc2 [uncountable] the hard pale wood of the ash tree (specialist) the letter æ, used in Old English, and as a phonetic symbol to represent the vowel sound in cat Word Originsenses 1 to 3 Old English æsce, aexe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch as and German Asche.senses 4 to 5 Old English æsc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch es and German Esche. Idioms wear, put on, etc. sackcloth and ashes to behave in a way that shows that you are sorry for something that you have done ASH abbreviation /æʃ/ /æʃ/ jump to other results Action on Smoking and Health (an organization in the UK that tries to make people stop smoking by showing how dangerous it is)
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