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noun (plural ash·es) |
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1. remains of fire: the powdery substance that is left when something has been burned
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often used in the plural
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  fireplace ashes
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2. volcanic dust: fine-grained lava that erupts or flows from a volcano before settling on the ground
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plural noun ash·es |
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burned remains of body: the remains of somebody's body after it has been cremated
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adjective |
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silvery gray: of a silvery gray color
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| [ Old English æsce< Indo-European, "burn, be dry"] |
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rise (like a phoenix) from the ashes to come into existence or popularity again, seemingly from a state of ruin or destruction
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