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ashes^¹

/ˈæʃ.ɪz/
/ˈæʃ.əz/

Rhymes with -æʃɪz

noun

plural plural of ash

verb

indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of ash

Ashes^²

proper noun

plural plural of Ash
attributive 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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ash tree, soot, cremains, tatters, remains, residue, dresses, gowns, residues, robes, rubbles, ruins, dust, cinders, embers, slag

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@misc{ashes_2026,
  title = {ashes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ashes},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}