ashes
Syllables: ash·es/ˈæʃ.ɪz/
ashes is the plural of ash.
ashes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ash.
Meaning of ash
Noun
ash (countable and uncountable, plural ashes)
- The solid remains of a fire.
- The audience was more captivated by the growing ash at the end of his cigarette than by his words.
- The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process.
- Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash.
- Human (or animal) remains after cremation.
- The urn containing his ashes was eventually removed to a closet.
- Mortal remains in general.
- Napoleon’s ashes are not yet extinguished, and we’re breathing in their sparks.
- Synonyms:
- cremains
- The aftermath or remains of a catastrophe.
- Now, it's Haiti that needs help to rebuild and rise from the ashes [of an earthquake].2010 May 6, Jean-Claude Laguerre, “Haiti Will Rise From the Ashes”, in The Epoch Times
Proper noun capitalized: Ashes
Ashes
- plural of Ash
- the Ashes
- The superlatives have been 'wrung dry to describe' that tumultuous heart-warming welcome in Sydney and beyond, the kind of picture we needed to stir us from such melancholy contemplations as our cricketers' fall from Ashes glory in the West Indies.1954 March 1, The Morning Bulletin, Rockhampton, page 2, column 4
- My Ashes experiences have led to lifelong friendships with numerous Australians as well as England team-mates.2015, Steven Lynch, Wisden on the Ashes
Words formed from ashes
Phrases with ashes
- red ashes
- blue ashes
- bone ashes
- Cape ashes
- Five Ashes
- Four Ashes
- black ashes
- manna ashes
- pearl ashes
- claret ashes
- common ashes
- lay in ashes
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- Russia ashes
- velvet ashes
- Arizona ashes
- ashes of rose
- dine on ashes
- laid in ashes
- lays in ashes
- Modesto ashes
- prickly ashes
- pumpkin ashes
- weeping ashes
- dined on ashes
- dines on ashes
- European ashes
- mountain ashes
- volcanic ashes
- blood and ashes
- blueberry ashes
- dining on ashes
- flowering ashes
- laying in ashes
- haul one's ashes
- clavellated ashes
- hauls one's ashes
- ultramarine ashes
- hauled one's ashes
- hauling one's ashes
- rose from the ashes
- risen from the ashes
- rises from the ashes
- rising from the ashes
- get one's ashes hauled
- got one's ashes hauled
- gets one's ashes hauled
- Mayfield and Five Ashes
- wear sackcloth and ashes
- wore sackcloth and ashes
- worn sackcloth and ashes
- gotten one's ashes hauled
- wears sackcloth and ashes
- getting one's ashes hauled
- wake up and smell the ashes
- wearing sackcloth and ashes
- woke up and smelt the ashes
- ashes to ashes, dust to dust
- woken up and smelt the ashes
- like a phoenix from the ashes
- wakes up and smells the ashes
- woke up and smelled the ashes
- woken up and smelled the ashes
- waking up and smelling the ashes
- earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust
Words that rhyme with ashes
Questions about ashes
- What does ashes mean?
- Ashes means the Ashes.
- What is ashes the plural of?
- Ashes is the plural of ash.
- What part of speech is ashes?
- Ashes is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce ashes?
- Ashes is pronounced /ˈæʃ.ɪz/.
Words near ashes in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ashes (page history and authors); Ashes (page history and authors); ash (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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