ash
The solid remains of a fireThe solid remains of a fire.
» Our school was reduced to ashes.
Наша школа сгорела дотла.
Meaning
12 senses(countable, uncountable)The solid remains of a fire.
The audience was more captivated by the growing ash at the end of his cigarette than by his words.
Ash from a fireplace can restore minerals to your garden's soil.
Asche, Äsche
пе́пелpépel, зола́zolá
по́пілpópil, зола́zolá
the residue that remains when something is burned
(countable, uncountable)The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process.
(countable, uncountable)Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash.
(countable, in the plural, uncountable)Human (or animal) remains after cremation.
The urn containing his ashes was eventually removed to a closet.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)The aftermath or remains of a catastrophe.
(countable, uncountable)A gray color, similar to that of the remains of a fire.
(countable, uncountable)The resultant remaining more stable patterns that emerge from the evolution of a soup or a similarly random pattern.
(countable, uncountable)A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus.
The ash trees are dying off due to emerald ash borer.
The woods planted in ash will see a different mix of species.
any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus
(countable, uncountable)Any tree of certain species of other genera.
(uncountable)The wood of this tree.
Eschenholz
я́сеньjásenʹ
(countable, uncountable)The traditional name for the ae ligature (æ), as used in Old English.
(archaic, countable, in the plural, uncountable)Mortal remains in general.
Napoleon’s ashes are not yet extinguished, and we’re breathing in their sparks.
Examples
139 sentencesOur school was reduced to ashes.
ruНаша школа сгорела дотла.
The castle was burned to ashes.
ruЗамок сгорел дотла.
Our village was reduced to ashes.
ruНашу деревню сожгли дотла.
The building was reduced to ashes.
The old house was burned to ashes.
ruСтарый дом сожгли дотла.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English aisshe, asche, ash, asshe, axe, eshe, esk, from Old English acse, asċeFrom Middle English aisshe, asche, ash, asshe, axe, eshe, esk, from Old English acse, asċe, axe, axse, æsċe, from Proto-West Germanic *askā, from Proto-Germanic *askǭ (“ash”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- (“to be dry; to burn; hearth; ashes”).
From Middle English aissh, asch, asche, ashe, assche, assh, asshe, esch, haish, from Old English æsċ, from Proto-West Germanic *ask, from Proto-Germanic *askaz (“ash”), from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃s- (“ash”).
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Forms
plural: ashesSynonyms
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