ash
The definition of ash is a color that is light gray.
(adjective)An example of something that is ash in color are igneous rocks.
Ash is defined as something that is left over after a fire, or after something has been burned.
(noun)An example of ash is what remains after a newspaper has been burnt.
See ash in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- the white or grayish powder remaining after something has been thoroughly burned
- fine volcanic dust
- the silvery-gray color of wood ash; pallor
Origin: ME asshe (usually in pl.) < OE æsce < IE base *as-, to burn > L arere, to be dry, burn, Goth azgo, ON aska, ash
noun
- any of a genus (Fraxinus) of timber and shade trees of the olive family, having odd-pinnate leaves, winged fruit, and tough, springy wood
- the wood
- a letter of the Old English alphabet (æ or Æ), used to represent the sound (a)
Origin: ME asshe < OE æsc < IE *os-ko < base *ōs-, ash > Ger esche, L ornus, mountain ash, ON askr
See ash in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- The grayish-white to black powdery residue left when something is burned.
- Geology Pulverized particulate matter ejected by volcanic eruption.
- The mineral residue of incinerated organic matter, used as an additive in pet foods.
- ashes Ruins: the ashes of a lost culture.
- ashes Bodily remains, especially after cremation or decay.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English asshe
Origin: , from Old English ǽsce; see as- in Indo-European roots
.noun
- Any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus, having opposite, pinnately compound leaves, clusters of small flowers, and one-seeded winged fruits.
- The strong, elastic wood of this tree, used for furniture, tool handles, and sporting goods such as baseball bats.
- Linguistics The letter ǽ in Old English and some modern phonetic alphabets, representing the vowel sound of Modern English ash.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English asshe
Origin: , from Old English ǽsc
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white ash
Fraxinus americana
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