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ash

1. ash \'ash\ n [ME asshe, fr. OE sc; akin to OHG ask ash, L ornu]s 
   wild mountain ash 1: any of a genus (Fraxinus) of trees of the olive family 
   with pinnat e leaves, thin furrowed bark, and gray branchlets 2: the tough 
   elastic wood of an ash 
2. ash n [ME asshe, fr. OE asce; akin to OHG asca ash, L aridus] often 
   attrib dry - more at ARDOR 1a: the solid residue left when combustible 
   material is thoroughly burned or is oxidized by chemical means 1b: fine 
   particles of mineral matter from a volcanic vent  pl  2: RUINS  pl  3: the 
   remains of the dead human body after cremation or disintegration  4: 
   something that symbolizes grief, repentance, or humiliation  pl  5: deathly 
   pallor 
3. ash vt : to convert into ash