Ashes
['æʃiz]
Definition
(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.
Typist: Virginia
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. pl. [1]. Remains (of what is burnt).[2]. Corpse, remains (of the human body), dead body.
Inputed by Eunice
Definition
n.pl. the dust or remains of anything burnt: the remains of the human body when burnt: (fig.) a dead body: used to express pallor from the colour of wood-ashes as in 'pale as ashes ' 'ashy-pale.'—n. Ash′-buck′et a box or bucket in which house-ashes and general refuse are collected for removal.—adjs. Ash′en Ash′en-gray.—ns. Ash′ery a place where potash or pearl-ash is made; Ash′-heap a heap of ashes and household refuse; Ash′-leach a tub in which alkaline salts are dissolved from wood-ashes; Ash′-pan a kind of tray fitted underneath a grate to receive the ashes.—adjs. Ash′y Ash′y-gray.—To lay in ashes to destroy utterly by burning.
Typed by Jed
Unserious Contents or Definition
Dreaming of ashes omens woe, and many bitter changes are sure to come to the dreamer. Blasted crops to the farmer. Unsuccessful deals for the trader. Parents will reap the sorrows of wayward children.
Edited by Georgina
Examples
- The smoke, gases, and ashes left in the path of a raging forest fire are no compensation to us for the valuable timber destroyed. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- What's the good of a thing that you can't put down in the ashes to warm, hey, neighbours; that's what I ask? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I found the ash of a cigar, which my special knowledge of tobacco ashes enables me to pronounce as an Indian cigar. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Don't lose your temper as well as your money, says Mr. George, calmly knocking the ashes out of his pipe. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Then we'll go get the ashes dragged. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Phil announcing it, Mr. George knocks the ashes out of his pipe on the hob, stands his pipe itself in the chimney corner, and sits down to the meal. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Like Homer, he is said to be buried in many other places, but this is the only true and genuine place his ashes inhabit. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- In practice, the wood ashes were boiled in water, which was then strained off, and the resulting filtrate, or lye, was mixed with the fats for soap making. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- When wood is burned, a small pile of ashes is left, and we think of the bulk of the wood as destroyed. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- We shall sit with lighter bosoms on the hearth, to see the ashes of our fires turn gray and cold. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Above a heap of dust and ashes in the court, ran the letters: National Property. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- He attended on us, as I may say, in sackcloth and ashes. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- And the books are dust and ashes--and oh, sirs! Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Being in a narrow street and a congested district, the plant needed special facilities for the handling of coal and ashes, as well as for ventilation and forced draught. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- In that case, I know where you are going, said Crispin, carefully shaking the ashes out of his pipe; your destination is the Island of Melnos. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- If it had ever been here, its ashes alone would save me from the void in which my whole life sinks. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- As she spoke, she drained the basin into the ashes of the fire, and broke the bottle on the hearth. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- He has repented it in sackcloth and ashes, Robert Moore, as you may well believe when you see his punishment (here she pointed to her children). Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- It was like pushing the chair itself back into the past, when we began the old slow circuit round about the ashes of the bridal feast. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I had risen from my seat and was knocking out the ashes of my pipe when I suddenly heard the clang of the bell. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The term is also applied to the extraordinary phenomenon of the human body, which has been told of some people, whereby it is reduced to ashes without the application of fire. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- We could not bring ourselves to think St. John had two sets of ashes. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Formerly, the supply of soda was very limited because man was dependent upon natural deposits and upon ashes of sea plants for it. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- I don't wish to rake up his ashes, but he had, what I should call if he was living, a devil of a tight hold of me. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- It gives an immediate heat in the kitchen for all culinary and domestic purposes, without the incidental objections of having to transport fuel and remove ashes. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Palestine sits in sackcloth and ashes. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- We have reduced it to a little harmless heap of ashes; and our dear impulsive Rachel will never know what we have done! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Do you care much for the ashes left in your pipe when you empty it? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- There was a heap of old feathery wood-ashes on the hearth. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Saturnia's statue rises chaste, grand, untouched; at her feet piled ashes lie pale. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Edited by Georgina