ash
/ˈæʃ/ verb C2- To reduce to a residue of ash. See ashing.
- To mark (someone) with an ashen cross on the forehead to observe Ash Wednesday.
He/she/it ashes · Past ashed · Past participle ashed · -ing form ashing
Verb forms
- Base form
- ash
- He/she/it
- ashes
- Past
- ashed
- Past participle
- ashed
- -ing form
- ashing
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The Trees consented to his request and gave him a young ash-tree.
If we had not given up the rights of the ash, we might yet have retained our own privileges and have stood for ages.”
I gathered up some scattered ash from the floor.
It was dark in colour and flakey—such an ash as is only made by a Trichinopoly.
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