ash
Solid remains of a fire.
Example
“The audience was more captivated by the growing ash at the end of his cigarette than by his words.”
Other meanings
The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process.
Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash.
A kind of
- residue
Kinds of ash
- fly ash
- bone ash
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "acse".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “ash” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.