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ash-heap

ash-heap noun: a heap of ashes.

Noun

ash-heap (plural ash-heaps)

  1. A heap of ashes.
  2. A collection of ashes and household waste.
  3. (figuratively) A state of ruin.
    • In 1980, when I was 10 years old, Jimmy Carter was going to leave our country on an ash-heap.

ash-heap meaning in Tamil

ash-heap in Tamil

சாமபற்களம், குப்பை

Forms of ash-heap

pluralash-heaps

Words formed from ash-heap

Questions about ash-heap

What does ash-heap mean?
Ash-heap means a heap of ashes.
What is ash-heap in Tamil?
Ash-heap in Tamil is சாமபற்களம், குப்பை. See Ash-heap meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ash-heap?
Ash-heap is a noun.
What is the plural of ash-heap?
The plural of ash-heap is ash-heaps.

Words near ash-heap in the dictionary

  1. ash-gray leaf bug
  2. ash-gray leaf bugs
  3. ash-grays
  4. ash-grey
  5. ash-greys
  6. ash-heap
  7. ash-heap-cake
  8. ash-heap-cakes
  9. ash-heaps
  10. ash-hole
  11. ash-holes

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