ashes

[US]/[ˈæʃɪz]/
[UK]/[ˈæʃɪz]/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.the powdery residue left after burning something; the remains of a dead person after cremation; a trace or vestige of something
v.to reduce to nothing; to destroy

Phrases & Collocations

ashes to ashes

cold ashes

ashes remain

scatter ashes

ashes fall

ashes blow

ashes white

ashes drifted

ashes scattered

ashes glow

Example Sentences

the fireplace left a pile of cold ashes.

he scattered her ashes into the sea.

the fire reduced the building to ashes.

we collected the ashes from the barbecue.

the wind blew the ashes across the yard.

he turned to ashes after the curse.

the ashes were placed in an urn.

she kept a small amount of his ashes.

the ashes of the leaves covered the ground.

he sifted the ashes through a screen.

the bonfire left a bed of glowing ashes.

they returned the ashes to their homeland.

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