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Meanings of ash in English

Russian
зола
Portuguese
cinza
Spanish
ceniza
Catalan
cendra
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Waste product of fire; the end product of incomplete combustion; the solid remains of fires; specifically, it refers to all non-aqueous, non-gaseous residues that remain after something is burned.

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зола
Portuguese
freixo
Catalan
cendra

Deciduous tree.

freixo
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Examples for "ashes"
Examples for "ashes"
1
Ms Meng's ashes were returned to her family in China last June.
Radio NZ
2
Despite a large public response, the ashes have still not been found.
Radio NZ
3
Billie put out the fire and scattered the ashes in the river.
A Man Four-Square
4
Hadn't nuclear power generation arisen from the ashes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Zero Point
5
The life she delighted in would have been ashes in my mouth.
Floyd Grandon's Honor
Portuguese
ash
Spanish
ash

Cell line.

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ash

Type of wood.

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Usage of ash in English
1
The coal ash rule does not require tests of local drinking water.
Reuters
2
But some ash trees are likely to have natural immunity, he said.
The Guardian
3
Others walked as far as 20 kilometres through swirling ash to safety.
Radio NZ
4
Sheep deaths resulted from physical, rather than chemical properties of the ash.
Pubmed
5
I also determined the phosphoric acid in the ash of the clover-roots.
Talks on Manures / A Series of Familiar and Practical Talks Betw...
6
Oak and ash boughs reached across: in the ash the wood-pigeons lingered.
The Amateur Poacher
7
It has come crashing down due to a 'cash for ash' scandal.
The Guardian
8
The Jolly Weeper had disappeared; there wasn't even any ash left behind.
Shadow prowler
9
The leaves around him, however, still held their pale layer of ash.
Blood and Bone
10
The ash cloud over the central north island could affect air travel.
Radio NZ
11
I asked, blowing the ash from the live coal in my pipe.
Arms and the Woman
12
It crouched under the dipping boughs of the ash-tree that sheltered it.
The Tree of Heaven
13
Up in the ash-tree a dove perched and looked down at Bevis.
Wood Magic: A Fable
14
A thin ash-grey shape flickering at the treeline far to the east.
Assail
15
This duty consisted in sweeping the floor every morning, emptying ash-trays, etc.
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition...
16
Traffic was suspended on Friday due to the ash cloud from Iceland.
Reuters
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Translations for ash
Russian
зола
Ash through the time
Ash across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
Australia
Common
United States of America
Common
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