ASH Definition

ASH
abbreviation

1. Action on Smoking and Health, a British organization that campaigns against tobacco smoking.

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ash¹
noun ashes

1a. The dusty residue that remains after something has been burnt;

Thesaurus: cinders, embers, dust, powder, slag, charcoal, volcanic ash, soot.


Example: ashtray
2. The powdery dust that is put out by an erupting volcano.
3. A silvery grey colour.
4a. The remains of a body after cremation;

Form: ashes
4b. Charred remains.

Form: ashes

Derivative: ashy
adj

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon asce.

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ash²
noun ashes

1. Any of various species of deciduous tree or shrub with compound leaves, small clusters of greenish flowers and winged fruits.
2. The strong pale timber obtained from this tree, used to make tool handles, furniture, hockey sticks, etc.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon æsc.

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ash³
noun

1. The digraph æ, originally a runic symbol and used in Anglo-Saxon to represent a fronted a.
2. In the International Phonetic Alphabet: the symbol that traditionally, although not in this dictionary, is used to represent the vowel in English words like pat.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon æsc.