ash

Definitions


[aʃ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance
(e.g: cigarette ash)

- a trophy for the winner of a series of Test matches in a cricket season between England and Australia


Phrases:
- rise from the ashes
- turn to ashes in one's mouth

Origin:
Old English æsce, aexe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch as and German Asche


[aʃ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a tree with compound leaves, winged fruits, and hard pale timber, widely distributed throughout north temperate regions

- an Old English runic letter, ᚫ, a vowel intermediate between a and e. It is represented in the Roman alphabet by the symbol æ or Æ


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English æsc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch es and German Esche




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