ash

US /æʃ/

UK /æʃ/

1.

the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance

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The fireplace was full of cold ash.

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Cigarette ash fell onto the carpet.

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cinders embers residue

2.

a tree of the olive family, typically with a straight trunk and gray bark

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The carpenter used ash wood for the furniture.

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An old ash tree stood by the river.

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ash blonde