English-Thai Dictionary

ash

ADJ สีเทาๆ  สี เถ้าถ่าน  se-thao-thao

 

ash

N เถ้าถ่าน  ขี้เถ้า  อัฐิ  thao-than

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ASH

n. 1. A well known tree, of which there are many species. There is no hermaphrodite calyx, or it is quadripartite; and no corol, or it is tetrapetalous. There are two stamens; one pistil; one seed, contained in a membranous, lanceolate capsule, and the pistil of the female flower is lanceolate. The leaves are pinnate, and the capsules grow in cluster. This wood is valuable, for fuel, as well as for timber; and the tree, when it grows in an open field, often forms, with its branches, a beautiful oval figure and a thick shade.
2. The wood of the ash tree.

 

ASH

a.Pertaining to or like the ash; made of ash.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ASH

Ash, n. Etym: [OE. asch, esh, AS. æsc; akin to OHG. asc, Sw. & Dan. ask, Icel. askr, D. esch, G. esche. ]

 

1. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing valuable timber, as the European ash (Fraxinus excelsior ) and the white ash (F. Americana ). Prickly ash (Zanthoxylum Americanum ) and Poison ash (Rhus venenata )are shrubs of different families, somewhat resembling the true ashes in their foliage. -- Mountain ash. See Roman tree, and under Mountain.

 

2. The tough, elastic wood of the ash tree.

 

Note: Ash is used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound term; as, ash bud, ash wood, ash tree, etc.

 

ASH

ASH Ash, n.,

 

Defn: sing. of Ashes.

 

Note: Ash is rarely used in the singular except in connection with chemical or geological products; as, soda ash, coal which yields a red ash, etc. , or as a qualifying or combining word; as, ash bin, ash heap, ash hole, ash pan, ash pit, ash-grey, ash-colored, pearlash, potash. Bone ash, burnt powered; bone earth. -- Volcanic ash. See under Ashes.

 

ASH

ASH Ash, v. t.

 

Defn: To strew or sprinkle with ashes. Howell.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ASH

ASH |aʃ | ▶abbreviation (in the UK ) Action on Smoking and Health.

 

ash

ash 1 |aSH æʃ | ▶noun the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance: cigarette ash | a day's worth of paper burned to ashes . • (ashes ) the remains of something destroyed; ruins: the people are really living in the ashes of those traditions and institutions. • (ashes ) the remains of the human body after cremation or burning: his ashes were scattered on a Welsh mountainside. • powdery material thrown out by a volcano: the plains have been showered by volcanic ash. • the mineral component of an organic substance, as assessed from the residue left after burning: coal contains higher levels of ash than premium fuels. PHRASES ( turn to ) ashes in one's mouth (become ) something that is bitterly disappointing or worthless: they found words such as “heroic ” turn to ashes in their mouths during the scandal. rise (or emerge ) from the ashes be renewed after destruction: Atlanta has risen from the ashes. [compare with rise like a phoenix from the ashes (see phoenix ). ]ORIGIN Old English æsce, aexe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch as and German Asche .

 

ash

ash 2 |æʃ aSH | ▶noun 1 (also ash tree ) a tree with silver-gray bark and compound leaves. The ash is widely distributed throughout north temperate regions where it can form forests. [Genus Fraxinus, family Oleaceae: many species, including the North American white ash (F. americana ) and the European ash (F. excelsior ).] • the hard pale wood of this tree. • [ with modifier ] any of a number of unrelated trees with similar leaves. See also mountain ash. 2 an Old English runic letter (so named from the word of which it was the first letter ). • the symbol æ or Æ, used in the Roman alphabet in place of the runic letter, and as a phonetic symbol. See also Æ. ORIGIN Old English æsc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch es and German Esche .

 

Oxford Dictionary

ASH

ASH |aʃ | ▶abbreviation (in the UK ) Action on Smoking and Health.

 

ash

ash 1 |aʃ | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] (also ashes ) the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance: cigarette ash | I turned over the ashes. • (ashes ) the remains of a human body after cremation or burning. • the mineral component of an organic substance, as assessed from the residue left after burning: coal contains higher levels of ash than premium fuels. 2 ( the Ashes ) a trophy for the winner of a series of Test matches in a cricket season between England and Australia. [from a mock obituary notice published in the Sporting Times (2 September 1882 ), with reference to the symbolical remains of English cricket being taken to Australia after a sensational victory by the Australians at the Oval. ] PHRASES turn to ashes in one's mouth become bitterly disappointing or worthless. rise (or emerge ) from the ashes be renewed after destruction. [see rise like a phoenix from the ashes (at phoenix ). ]DERIVATIVES ashy adjective ORIGIN Old English æsce, aexe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch as and German Asche .

 

ash

ash 2 |aʃ | ▶noun 1 (also ash tree ) a tree with compound leaves, winged fruits, and hard pale timber, widely distributed throughout north temperate regions. ●Genus Fraxinus, family Oleaceae: many species, especially the common (or European ) ash (F. excelsior ). • [ mass noun ] the hard pale wood of the ash tree. • used in names of trees unrelated to the ash but with similar leaves, e.g. mountain ash. 2 an Old English runic letter, ᚫ, a vowel intermediate between a and e. It is represented in the Roman alphabet by the symbol æ or Æ (see also Æ ). [so named from the word of which it was the first letter. ] ORIGIN Old English æsc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch es and German Esche .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ash

ash noun a pile of ash: cinders, ashes, embers.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ash

ash noun the fire had gone, leaving only ash: cinders, ashes, embers, clinker. WORD LINKS ash cinerary relating to ash Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ash

ash 1 /æʃ /名詞 複 ～es /-ɪz /1 U 灰 , 燃え殻 ; 火山灰 (!｟まれ ｠に ～es ) ▸ flick [tip ] the ash from [off ] the cigarette タバコの灰を落とす ▸ white ash in the hearth 火床の中の白い灰 2 C 〖～es 〗灰燼 （かいじん ）, 火事 [燃え ]跡 ; 残骸 , 廃墟 （はいきよ ）▸ The village was burnt [reduced ] to ashes .火事によって村は廃墟と化した ▸ All his dreams turned to ashes .彼の夢は跡形もなくなった .3 C 〖～es 〗(火葬後の )遺灰, 遺骨 ;｟ 文 ｠遺体 ,亡骸 （なきがら ） (!日本語では遺骨というが, boneは通例この意味で用いない ) ▸ scatter A's ashes over the sea Aの遺灰を海にまく ▸ Peace to his ashes .彼の御霊 （みたま ）に平安のあらんことを (!葬式での祈禱 （きとう ）文 ) 4 U 灰色 (ash color ); 〖～es 〗蒼白 （そうはく ）さ, 青白さ ▸ an ash- gray jacket 薄い灰色のジャケット ▸ go pale as ashes 顔面蒼白となる 5 〖the Ashes 〗｟英 ｠英豪対抗クリケット戦 (での勝利 ).Á shes to à shes, d ú st to d ù st .｟主に英 ｠灰は灰に, 塵 （ちり ）は塵に (戻りますよう ) (!葬式での祈禱文 ) .r ì se (like a ph ó enix ) from the á shes (不死鳥のごとく )廃墟 [敗北 ]から復興する .～̀ bl ó nde くすんだ金髪 (の女性 ).～́ c à n ＝ashcan ; ｟俗 ｠爆雷 .À - W é dnesday 〘カトリック 〙聖灰水曜日 〘四旬節 (Lent )の初日で, 悔悛 （かいしゆん ）の証としてひたいに灰 [煤 （すす ）]を付ける 〙.

 

ash

ash 2 名詞 C 〘植 〙西洋トネリコ ｟モクセイ科の樹木 ｠; U トネリコ材 〘ステッキやバット用 〙.