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ash (oh)



[Sense: 1-2; Origin: Old English asce]
[Sense: 3; Origin: Old English Asc]
[U and C] the soft grey powder that remains after something has been burned
::cigarette ash
::The house burnt to ashes.
ashes [plural] a) the ash that remains when a dead person's body is burned
::His ashes were scattered at sea.
b) a situation in which something is completely destroyed
::The organization has risen from the ashes to become very successful.
::All her hopes and dreams had turned to ashes.
[U and C] a tree that is common in Britain and North America, or the wood from this tree