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

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