| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |   sh |
| NOUN: | 1. The grayish-white to black powdery residue left when something is burned. 2. Geology Pulverized particulate matter ejected by volcanic eruption. 3. The mineral residue of incinerated organic matter, used as an additive in pet foods. 4. ashes Ruins: the ashes of a lost culture. 5. ashes Bodily remains, especially after cremation or decay. | | TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: ashed, ash·ing, ash·es
To reduce or convert to ash: ash a tissue sample for analysis. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English asshe, from Old English æsce. See as- in Appendix I.
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