Ashes: meaning, definitions and examples

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ashes

 

[ หˆรฆสƒษชz ]

Noun / Verb
Context #1 | Noun

in a fireplace

The residue that remains after something is burned. Ashes typically consist of carbon, minerals, and other impurities.

Synonyms

cinders, remains, residue

Examples of usage

  • The ashes in the fireplace needed to be cleaned out before starting a new fire.
  • She watched as the ashes from the campfire drifted up into the sky.
Context #2 | Noun

after a cremation

The powdery material that remains after a body has been cremated. Ashes are often kept in urns as a way to memorialize the deceased.

Synonyms

cremains, dust, remains

Examples of usage

  • The family scattered the ashes of their loved one in the ocean.
  • The ashes were buried in a peaceful garden.
Context #3 | Verb

destroy or reduce to ashes

To burn something completely until it turns into ash. Can also mean to destroy something completely.

Synonyms

burn, destroy, incinerate

Examples of usage

  • The fire quickly ashed the documents.
  • The volcanic eruption ashed the entire village.

Translations

Translations of the word "ashes" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น cinzas

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฐเคพเค–

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Asche

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ abu

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟะพะฟั–ะป

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ popiรณล‚

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ็ฐ (ใฏใ„)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท cendres

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ cenizas

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kรผl

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์žฌ (jae)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฑู…ุงุฏ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ popel

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ popol

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ็ฐ็ƒฌ (huฤซ jรฌn)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ pepel

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ aska

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะบาฏะป

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒคแƒ”แƒ แƒคแƒšแƒ˜ (perpli)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ kรผl

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ cenizas

Etymology

The word 'ashes' traces back to Old English 'รฆsce', which is related to Old High German 'asca'. The use of ashes in rituals, such as cremation and ash Wednesday, has been practiced for centuries. Ashes hold symbolic meanings of purification, renewal, and transformation.

See also: ash, ashen, ashy.

Word Frequency Rank

At #6,908 in frequency, this word belongs to advanced vocabulary. It's less common than core vocabulary but important for sophisticated expression.