ashes

[Ash·es]

Ash is what's left after something has been burned by a fire. You need to clean the ash out of a wood stove or fireplace every once in a while.

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The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion, as of wood or coal.


n. pl.
The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion, as of wood or coal.

n. pl.
Specifically: The remains of the human body when burnt, or when "returned to dust" by natural decay.

n. pl.
The color of ashes; deathlike paleness.


Ashes

Ash"es , n. pl. [OE. asche, aske, AS. asce, '91sce, axe; akin to OHG. asca, G. asche, D. asch, Icel. & Sw. aska, Dan. aske, Goth. azgo.] 1. The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion, as of wood or coal. 2. Specifically: The remains of the human body when burnt, or when "returned to dust" by natural decay.
Their martyred blood and ashes sow.
The coffins were broken open. The ashes were scattered to the winds.
3. The color of ashes; deathlike paleness.
The lip of ashes, and the cheek of flame.
In dust and ashes, In sackcloth and ashes, with humble expression of grief or repentance; -- from the method of mourning in Eastern lands. -- Volcanic ashes, ∨ Volcanic ash, the loose, earthy matter, or small fragments of stone or lava, ejected by volcanoes.

The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion, as of wood or coal.

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Usage Examples

That which you create in beauty and goodness and truth lives on for all time to come. Don't spend your life accumulating material objects that will only turn to dust and ashes.

It's best to have failure happen early in life. It wakes up the Phoenix bird in you so you rise from the ashes.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.

We've persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief that out of the ashes of war, a new beginning could be born in this cradle of civilization. Through this remarkable chapter in the history of the United States and Iraq, we have met our responsibility. Now, it's time to turn the page.

My youth passed at the time of the country's reconstruction from the ruins and ashes of the war in which my nation never bowed to the enemy paying the highest price in the struggle.

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