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2 ashes
N1. राखShe burnt the old papers and collected the ashes in a bag.The house was burnt to ashes.2. चिता भस्म/मरे हुए शरीर का भस्मावशेषRaju immersed his father's ashes in the Ganges. -
3 Burnt
adj.Of bricks, etc.: P. and V. ὀπτός.Burnt up: V. φλογιστός, ἔμπυρος.Be burnt to ashes: see under Ashes.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Burnt
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4 ash
I 1. [æʃ]nome (burnt residue) cenere f.2. II [æʃ]nome (tree, wood) frassino m.* * *[æʃ](the dust etc that remains after anything is burnt: cigarette ash; the ashes of the bonfire.) cenere- ashen- ashes
- ashtray* * *I [æʃ] n(of cigarette) cenere fashes npl (of fire) cenere f, (of dead) ceneri fpl II [æʃ] nBot frassino* * *ash (1) /æʃ/n.ash (2) /æʃ/n.1 [u] cenere4 (al pl., sport) – the Ashes, il trofeo di cricket tra l'Inghilterra e l'Australia NOTE DI CULTURA: The Ashes: il nome di questo trofeo risale alla prima sconfitta in casa dell'Inghilterra nel 1882, allorché su un giornale sportivo comparve l'ironico annuncio della «morte del cricket inglese» le cui ceneri sarebbero state trasportate in Australia. L'anno seguente, quando furono gli inglesi a vincere, gli australiani consegnarono loro l'urna delle supposte «ceneri», che diventò il trofeo del torneo, da allora conservato sempre in Inghilterra, anche quando viene vinto dall'Australia● ash bin, pattumiera □ ash-blond hair, capelli biondo cenere □ ( USA) ash can, pattumiera; ( slang) bomba di profondità □ (geol.) ash cone, cono di cenere ( vulcanica) □ ash pan (o ash pit), ceneraio, ceneratoio □ (relig.) Ash Wednesday, il Mercoledì delle Ceneri, le Ceneri □ to burn to ashes, incenerire, ridurre in cenere: The enemy burnt the fort to ashes, il nemico ridusse in cenere il forte □ to haul the ashes, rimestare le ceneri □ ( slang) to haul sb. 's ashes, picchiare, menare q. (pop.); ( anche) fare una sveltina con q. (pop.) □ to reduce to ashes, ridurre in cenere; incenerire □ to be burnt (o reduced) to ashes, andare in cenere; incenerirsi: My house was burnt to ashes, la mia casa è andata in cenere.* * *I 1. [æʃ]nome (burnt residue) cenere f.2. II [æʃ]nome (tree, wood) frassino m. -
5 incenerire
reduce to ashes* * *incenerire v.tr.1 to reduce to ashes, to incinerate, to burn* down: l'incendio incenerì tutto l'edificio, the fire reduced the entire building to ashes (o burnt down the entire building)2 (fig.) to wither, to crush: mi incenerì con un'occhiata, he gave me a withering look3 (cremare) to cremate4 (chim.) to ignite.◘ incenerirsi v.intr.pron. to be reduced to ashes.* * *[intʃene'rire]1. vt(gen) to incinerate, (casa, albero) to burn (down), burn to ashes2. vip (incenerirsi)* * *[intʃene'rire] 1.verbo transitivo1) to burn* [sth.] to the ground, to burn* [sth.] to ashes, to incinerate2) fig.2.incenerire qcn. con un'occhiata — to look daggers at sb., to kill sb. with a look
verbo pronominale incenerirsi to be* burned to the ground, to be* burned to ashes* * *incenerire/int∫ene'rire/ [102]1 to burn* [sth.] to the ground, to burn* [sth.] to ashes, to incinerate2 fig. incenerire qcn. con un'occhiata to look daggers at sb., to kill sb. with a lookII incenerirsi verbo pronominaleto be* burned to the ground, to be* burned to ashes. -
6 burn
I [bɜːn] 1. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. burnt, burned1) гореть, пылатьThere was a fire burning in the large fireplace. — В большом камине горел огонь.
When I arrived one of the vehicles was still burning. — Когда я прибыл, одна из машин ещё горела.
Let's leave the fire to burn down and go into our tents. — Пусть костер догорает, а мы пошли по палаткам.
The fire burned away for five days. — Пожар полыхал пять дней.
2) книжн. гореть, пылать, кипеть ( от эмоций)to burn with fever — быть в жару, пылать как в огне
to make smb. burn with anger — разозлить кого-л.
to be burning to do smth. — сгорать от желания сделать что-л.
to burn for smth. — жаждать чего-л.
Dan burned to know what the reason could be. — Дэн сгорал от желания узнать причину.
I was burning with curiosity. — Я сгорал от любопытства.
The young singer has been burning for a chance to hear the cheers of the crowd. — Юный певец жаждал услышать одобрительные возгласы толпы.
3) гореть, пылать, иметь повышенную температуру и пунцовый цветYour forehead is burning. Have you got fever? — Лоб очень горячий. У тебя температура?
My ears were burning. — У меня горели уши.
4) гореть, светить (о лампе, свече); светить, сверкать (о солнце, звёздах)The building was darkened except for a single light burning in a third-story window. — Здание было тёмным, только в окне на четвёртом этаже горел свет.
Syn:5) светиться, сверкать, отражать огонь, светThe earth-banks of the railway-line burned crimson under the darkening sky. — Земляная насыпь железнодорожной линии светилась тёмно-малиновым цветом в лучах заходящего солнца.
6) жечь, сжигатьI burnt her letter. — Я сжёг её письмо.
The cigarette burned a hole in the carpet. — Сигарета прожгла в ковре дыру.
The church burnt to the ground. — Церковь сгорела дотла.
8) дать подгореть или сгоретьI burnt the toast. — Тост у меня подгорел.
The meat has been burnt to ashes / a cinder / a crisp. — От мяса остались одни угольки.
9) подгорать, пригорать ( о пище)I can smell something burning in the kitchen. — Я чувствую, что из кухни пахнет палёным.
Watch them carefully as they finish cooking because they can burn easily. — В конце жарки будьте внимательны, так как они легко пригорают.
10) обжигать, повреждать огнём, чем-л. горячим, едким, жгучимThe sun can burn your skin dangerously. — Солнце может вызвать опасный ожог кожи.
The tea is hot. Don't burn your mouth. — Смотри, не обожгись. Чай горячий.
I burned myself on the stove. — Я обжёгся о печку.
I burned my skin with the acid — Я обжёгся кислотой.
11) обжигаться, получать ожогMy skin burns easily. — Я быстро обгораю на солнце.
12) казнить, сжигать на костреHeretics were burnt at the stake. — Еретиков сжигали на костре.
They burnt him alive. — Они сожгли его заживо.
Syn:13) умереть на костре; погибнуть во время пожараFive people burnt to death in the hotel fire. — Во время пожара в гостинице погибли десять человек.
He was burnt to death in his blazing car. — Он сгорел в объятом пламенем автомобиле.
14) амер.; разг.15) = burn away; = burn offа) разгонять, рассеиватьBy 11a.m. the sun had burnt away the fog to leave clear blue sky. — К одиннадцати часам солнце разогнало туман, и на голубом небе не было ни облачка.
б) исчезать, рассеиваться16)а) использовать в качестве топлива; топить (каким-л. материалом)The power station burns coal from the Ruhr region. — Электростанция использует в качестве топлива уголь из Рурского района.
17) амер.; разг.; = burn upа) вызывать гнев (кого-л.), бесить, приводить в ярость, злитьI get all burned up when I hear how animals are badly treated. — Я просто не знаю, как себя сдержать, когда мне рассказывают, как плохо обращаются с животными.
Syn:б) приходить в ярость, вспылить, рассвирепеть, злитьсяHis rudeness made me burn. — От его грубости я пришёл в ярость.
18) выжигать тавроThe owner's mark was burnt into the animal's skin. — На коже животного было выжжено клеймо хозяина.
19)а) запечатлевать, закреплять, сохранять ( в памяти)The incident burned itself into my memory. — Происшествие надолго запечатлелось в моей памяти.
The spectacle of injustice burnt into his soul. — Зрелище несправедливости глубоко врезалось ему в душу.
20) обжигать (кирпичи, гончарные изделия)21) иссушать землю; высушивать растенияSyn:22) вулканизировать ( резину)23) мед. прижигать24) амер.; разг. обмануть, надуть, нагретьI figured I'd burn the guy for a thousand. — Я рассчитывал нагреть парня на тысячу.
25) разг. записать на компакт-диск, "нарезать" компакт-диск26) разг. курить27) физ.28) разг.; = burn up мчаться ( о транспортном средстве)•- burn down
- burn in
- burn off
- burn out
- burn up••to burn the candle at both ends — безрассудно тратить силы, энергию
to burn one's bridges / boats — сжигать свои мосты, корабли
to burn one's fingers — обжечься на чём-л.
2. сущ.to burn the earth / wind / breeze — амер. нестись во весь опор
1) ожогminor / superficial burn — поверхностный ожог
first-degree / second-degree / third-degree burn — ожог первой, второй, третьей степени
moderate / severe burn — ожог средней степени тяжести, серьёзный ожог
Syn:scald I 1.2) выгоревший или выжженный участок, гарь, пожарище3)а) тавро, клеймоSyn:б) клеймо ( орудие клеймения)4)Syn:Syn:в) раздражение, воспаление ( кожи); натёртость; ссадина5) амер.; австрал.; новозел.а) выжигание растительности (на земле, предназначенной к обработке)б) выжженное место, расчищенное под луг или пашню; разг. ляда; росчисть6) амер.; разг. раздражение, нарастающий гневA slow burn began inside Bob. — У Боба внутри начал медленно нарастать гнев.
7) брит.; разг. табак; сигарета8) тех. поджиг ракетного двигателяa two-minute burn to correct course to the moon — двухминутное включение реактивного двигателя для коррекции курса относительно Луны
9) разг. обман, надувательство10) разг. гонки, бешеная езда на автомобилеII [bɜːn] сущ.; шотл.речушка, ручеёкSyn: -
7 σποδού
σποδέωpound: pres imperat mp 2nd sg (attic)σποδόομαιto be burnt to ashes: pres imperat mp 2nd sgσποδόομαιto be burnt to ashes: imperf ind mp 2nd sg (homeric ionic)σποδόςwood-ashes: fem gen sg -
8 σποδοῦ
σποδέωpound: pres imperat mp 2nd sg (attic)σποδόομαιto be burnt to ashes: pres imperat mp 2nd sgσποδόομαιto be burnt to ashes: imperf ind mp 2nd sg (homeric ionic)σποδόςwood-ashes: fem gen sg -
9 σποδοί
σποδόομαιto be burnt to ashes: pres subj mp 2nd sgσποδόομαιto be burnt to ashes: pres ind mp 2nd sgσποδόςwood-ashes: fem nom /voc pl -
10 réduire
réduire [ʀedyiʀ]➭ TABLE 381. transitive verb( = diminuer) to reduce ; [+ texte] to shorten• réduire à sa plus simple expression [+ mobilier, repas] to reduce to the absolute minimum• réduire qch en miettes/en morceaux to smash sth to tiny pieces/to pieces2. intransitive verb[sauce] to reduce• faire or laisser réduire la sauce cook the sauce to reduce it3. reflexive verb* * *ʀedɥiʀ
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1) ( diminuer) to reduceréduire un article de 3% — to reduce an article by 3%
réduire quelque chose en taille — to make something smaller, to reduce the size of something
2) ( en reproduisant) to reduce [photographie]; to scale down [dessin]; ( en faisant des coupures) to cut [texte]3) ( transformer)être réduit en cendres — lit [ville] to be reduced to ashes; fig [espoirs, rêves] to turn to ashes
être réduit à rien or à néant — [efforts, travail, fortune] to be wiped out
4) ( en simplifiant)5) ( obliger)6) ( vaincre) to subdue [ennemi]; to silence [opposition]; to crush [émeute]7) Culinaire, Chimie to reduce [composé, sauce]8) Mathématique to reduce [fraction]
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verbe intransitif Culinaire [sauce] to reduce; [épinards] to shrink
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se réduire verbe pronominal1) ( diminuer) [coûts] to be reduced ou cut; [délais] to be reduced ou shortened; [importations] to be cut; [écart] to narrow2) ( consister seulement en)* * *ʀedɥiʀ vt1) (= diminuer) [pression, température] to lower, [prix, dépenses] to cut, to reduceIl faut réduire la pression interne à un niveau acceptable. — The internal pressure should be lowered to an acceptable level.
Ils ont réduit leurs prix. — They've cut their prices.
Il a réduit de moitié ses dépenses. — He has cut his spending by half.
2)L'explosion avait réduit l'immeuble à un tas de décombres. — The explosion had reduced the building to a pile of debris.
réduire en cendres — to reduce to ashes, to burn to ashes
Ce superbe tableau à été réduit en cendres. — This superb painting was burnt to ashes.
3)les circonstances qui l'avaient réduit à mendier; les circonstances qui l'avaient réduit à la mendicité — the circumstances that had reduced him to begging
4) CUISINE to reduce5) MATHÉMATIQUE to reduce6) [carte] to scale down, to reduce7) MÉDECINE, [fracture] to set* * *réduire verb table: conduireA vtr1 ( diminuer) to reduce [impôt, coût, vitesse, distance, stocks, inégalités]; to reduce, to cut [dépenses]; to reduce, to shorten [délai, durée]; to reduce, to lessen [chances, risques]; to reduce, to limit [choix]; to reduce, to bring down [chômage]; to limit [influence]; réduire le personnel to cut (down on) staff; réduire un article de 3% to reduce ou cut the price of an article by 3%; réduire d'un quart to reduce by a quarter; réduire qch de peu/de beaucoup to reduce sth slightly/greatly; réduire qch au minimum to reduce sth to a minimum; réduire les subventions de moitié to cut subsidies by half; réduire qch en taille/en longueur to make sth smaller/shorter, to reduce the size/length of sth; les jeans sont réduits de 20% jeans are reduced by 20%; réduire le nombre de succursales to cut down the number of branches; je dois réduire mes dépenses I must cut down on my spending; réduire l'écart entre to narrow the gap between;2 ( en reproduisant) to reduce [photographie, document]; to scale down [dessin]; ( en faisant des coupures) to cut [texte];3 ( transformer) réduire qch en poudre to crush sth to powder; réduire qch en bouillie to reduce sth to a pulp; réduire le blé en farine to grind wheat into flour; être réduit en cendres lit [bâtiment, ville] to be reduced to ashes; fig [espoirs, rêves] to turn to ashes; être réduit à rien ou à néant [efforts, travail, fortune] to be wiped out;4 ( en simplifiant) réduire qch à to reduce sth to; réduire un problème à l'essentiel to reduce a problem to its bare essentials; vous avez tort de réduire ce conflit à… it is wrong to consider this conflict as no more than…;5 ( obliger) réduire qn à qch to reduce sb to sth; réduire qn au silence to reduce sb to silence; réduire qn à la mendicité to reduce sb to begging; en être réduit à se taire/mendier to be reduced to silence/begging; voilà à quoi j'en suis réduit! this is what I've been reduced to!; réduire un peuple en esclavage to reduce a nation to slavery;6 ( vaincre) to subdue [ennemi, tribu]; to silence [opposition]; to crush [émeute, mouvement de résistance];9 Math to reduce [fraction]; réduire des fractions au même dénominateur to reduce fractions to a common denominator.B vi Culin [sauce, sirop] to reduce; [champignons, épinards] to shrink; faites réduire le mélange allow the mixture to reduce; les champignons réduisent à la cuisson mushrooms shrink when cooked.C se réduire vpr1 ( diminuer) [coûts] to be reduced ou cut; [délais] to be reduced ou shortened; [importations] to be cut; l'écart se réduit the gap is narrowing;2 ( consister seulement en) se réduire à to consist merely of; leur contribution se réduit à quelques sacs de blé their contribution consists merely of a few sacks of wheat; cela se réduit à bien peu de chose it doesn't amount to very much;3 ( se restreindre) se réduire dans ses dépenses to cut down on one's spending.[redɥir] verbe transitif1. [restreindre - consommation] to reduce, to cut down on ; [ - inflation] to reduce, to bring down (separable), to lower ; [ - dépenses, effectifs] to reduce, to cut back on ; [ - distance] to reduce, to decrease ; [ - chauffage] to lower, to turn down (separable)il a réduit le prix de 10 % he cut ou reduced the price by 10%réduire quelque chose de moitié to cut something by half, to halve something3. [changer]réduire quelque chose à néant: il a réussi à réduire à néant le travail de dix années he managed to reduce ten years' work to nothing4. [forcer]réduire la presse/l'opposition au silence to silence the press/the oppositionréduire quelqu'un à faire to force ou to compel ou to drive somebody to do————————[redɥir] verbe intransitif————————se réduire verbe pronominal intransitif[économiser] to cut down————————se réduire à verbe pronominal plus préposition[consister en] to amount to -
11 burn
n. brandwond; brand--------v. branden; aanbranden; verbrandenburn1[ bə:n]2 brandperiode/tijd 〈 van raketmotor〉♦voorbeelden:II 〈niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord; the〉1 branderigheid ⇒ het branden/bijten♦voorbeelden:————————burn2♦voorbeelden:1 you don't seem to be burning to accept my offer • zo te zien sta je niet te springen om op mijn aanbod in te gaanburn away • doorbranden, verder brandenburn low • uitgaan/dovenburning for an ideal • in vuur en vlam voor een ideaalburning with ambition • verteerd door ambitieburn with anger • zieden/koken van woede→ burn down burn down/1 branden ⇒ af/ver/ontbranden, in brand staan/steken♦voorbeelden:the soup burnt my mouth • ik heb mijn mond aan de soep gebrandher skin burns easily • ze verbrandt snel (in de zon)burn off • weg/afbranden, schoon/leegbrandenbe burnt to ashes • in de as worden gelegdburn to death • door verbranding om het leven brengen1 branden/lopen/werken op ⇒ gebruiken als brandstof♦voorbeelden: -
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14 κατεσποδωμένον
κατά-σποδόομαιto be burnt to ashes: perf part mp masc acc sgκατά-σποδόομαιto be burnt to ashes: perf part mp neut nom /voc /acc sg -
15 σποδουμένων
σποδέωpound: pres part mp fem gen pl (attic epic doric)σποδέωpound: pres part mp masc /neut gen pl (attic epic doric)σποδόομαιto be burnt to ashes: pres part mp fem gen plσποδόομαιto be burnt to ashes: pres part mp masc /neut gen pl -
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σποδούμεθα, σποδέωpound: pres ind mp 1st pl (attic epic doric)σποδούμεθα, σποδέωpound: imperf ind mp 1st pl (attic epic doric)σποδούμεθα, σποδόομαιto be burnt to ashes: pres ind mp 1st plσποδούμεθα, σποδόομαιto be burnt to ashes: imperf ind mp 1st pl (homeric ionic) -
17 σποδωμένων
σποδόομαιto be burnt to ashes: pres part mp fem gen pl (doric aeolic)σποδόομαιto be burnt to ashes: pres part mp masc /neut gen pl (doric aeolic) -
18 συνεσποδωμένον
σύν-σποδόομαιto be burnt to ashes: perf part mp masc acc sgσύν-σποδόομαιto be burnt to ashes: perf part mp neut nom /voc /acc sg -
19 חרך
חֲרַךְ, חֲרוֹךְ, חֲרֵיךְch. sam(חרךְto roast, parch), 1) (neut. verb) to be burnt, blackened. Targ. Job 30:30 (h. text. חרה). Targ. Jer. 6:29 חֲרֵיךְ. Targ. Is. 9:18 חֲרוֹכַת (ed. Lag. חרובת). 2) (act. verb) to burn, roast. Pes.40a לא לִיחֲרוֹךְוכ׳ one must not roast two ears Part. pass. חֲרִיךְ. B. Mets.85a; Ber.46a, a. e., v. חֲרוֹכָא. Pa. חָרֵיךְ to burn, singe the hair off. Kidd.41a מְחָרֵיךְ רישא he himself singed the hair off the animals head (in preparing for the Sabbath). Ab. Zar.38a. Ithpe. אִתְחֲרִיךְ, אִיחֲ׳ to be burnt Targ. Y. Gen. 21:15 אתח׳ he was parched (with fever). Targ. Y. Ex. 12:37.B. Mets.85a אִיחַרְכוּ שקיה (Ar. חרכו) his legs were burnt. B. Bath.74a אִיחֲרַךְ אִיחֲרוּכֵי Ms. M. 2 (ed. הוה איח׳ …, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) it (the wool) was singed. Nidd.28a איחרך אִיחֲרוּכֵי Rashi (ed. איחרכי, corr. acc.) it (the corpse) was charred (not burnt to ashes). -
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חֲרַךְ, חֲרוֹךְ, חֲרֵיךְch. sam(חרךְto roast, parch), 1) (neut. verb) to be burnt, blackened. Targ. Job 30:30 (h. text. חרה). Targ. Jer. 6:29 חֲרֵיךְ. Targ. Is. 9:18 חֲרוֹכַת (ed. Lag. חרובת). 2) (act. verb) to burn, roast. Pes.40a לא לִיחֲרוֹךְוכ׳ one must not roast two ears Part. pass. חֲרִיךְ. B. Mets.85a; Ber.46a, a. e., v. חֲרוֹכָא. Pa. חָרֵיךְ to burn, singe the hair off. Kidd.41a מְחָרֵיךְ רישא he himself singed the hair off the animals head (in preparing for the Sabbath). Ab. Zar.38a. Ithpe. אִתְחֲרִיךְ, אִיחֲ׳ to be burnt Targ. Y. Gen. 21:15 אתח׳ he was parched (with fever). Targ. Y. Ex. 12:37.B. Mets.85a אִיחַרְכוּ שקיה (Ar. חרכו) his legs were burnt. B. Bath.74a אִיחֲרַךְ אִיחֲרוּכֵי Ms. M. 2 (ed. הוה איח׳ …, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) it (the wool) was singed. Nidd.28a איחרך אִיחֲרוּכֵי Rashi (ed. איחרכי, corr. acc.) it (the corpse) was charred (not burnt to ashes).
См. также в других словарях:
Ashes — Ash es, n. pl. [OE. asche, aske, AS. asce, [ae]sce, axe; akin to OHG. asca, G. asche, D. asch, Icel. & Sw. aska, Dan. aske, Goth. azgo.] 1. The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion, as of wood or coal.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ashes — [ash′iz] pl.n. 〚see ASH1〛 1. the unburned particles and white or grayish powder remaining after a thing has been burned 2. the part of the body left after cremation 3. a dead person; human remains 4. rui … Universalium
Ashes (Pain of Salvation single) — Infobox Single Name = Ashes Artist = Pain of Salvation from Album = The Perfect Element, part I Released = 2000 Format = CD Single Recorded = 2000 Genre = Progressive metal Length = 4:25 Label = InsideOutMusic Writer = Daniel Gildenlöw Producer … Wikipedia
Ashes — /ˈæʃəz/ (say ashuhz) plural noun the 1. the trophy, in the form of an urn containing a cremated cricket stump (or bail), kept permanently in England, played for by England and Australia in test cricket. 2. a series of cricket test matches played… …
Burnt — Burn Burn (b[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burned} (b[^u]rnd) or {Burnt} (b[^u]rnt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Burning}.] [OE. bernen, brennen, v. t., early confused with beornen, birnen, v. i., AS. b[ae]rnan, bernan, v. t., birnan, v. i.; akin to OS.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
In dust and ashes — Ashes Ash es, n. pl. [OE. asche, aske, AS. asce, [ae]sce, axe; akin to OHG. asca, G. asche, D. asch, Icel. & Sw. aska, Dan. aske, Goth. azgo.] 1. The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion, as of wood or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
In sackcloth and ashes — Ashes Ash es, n. pl. [OE. asche, aske, AS. asce, [ae]sce, axe; akin to OHG. asca, G. asche, D. asch, Icel. & Sw. aska, Dan. aske, Goth. azgo.] 1. The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion, as of wood or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Volcanic ashes — Ashes Ash es, n. pl. [OE. asche, aske, AS. asce, [ae]sce, axe; akin to OHG. asca, G. asche, D. asch, Icel. & Sw. aska, Dan. aske, Goth. azgo.] 1. The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion, as of wood or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sacred ashes — Ashes are put to use in various religions. In Hinduism, sacred ashes or Vibhuti are used to smear, anoint or mark devotees. In Christianity, on Ash Wednesday, ashes of burnt palm leaves and fronds left over from Palm Sunday, mixed with olive oil … Wikipedia
Mayfield and Five Ashes — Coordinates: 51°01′N 0°16′E / 51.02°N 0.26°E / 51.02; 0.26 … Wikipedia
The Ashes — Infobox cricket tournament main name = The Ashes imagesize = 220px caption = The Ashes urn is reputed to contain a burnt item of cricket equipment, possibly a bail. administrator = International Cricket Council cricket format = Test tournament… … Wikipedia