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ashes

Pronunciation: [ˈæʃɪz]

Word

Learn how to use ashes in a sentence: 9 audio examples across 3 meanings.

Context: “substance”

(noun) the gray or black powder that is left after something burns. When you burn wood or paper, what is left over is called ashes.

Example

After the campfire went out, we found a pile of ashes in the fireplace.

Example

The ashes were not very warm anymore; they had cooled down completely.

Example

What do you do with the ashes after you finish barbecuing?

Context: “funeral”

(noun) the parts of a person's body that remain after they have been cremated. It is a way people remember someone who has died.

Example

The family kept the ashes of their loved one in a special urn.

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They didn't want to scatter the ashes; instead, they chose to keep them at home.

Example

What will you do with the ashes after the cremation?

Context: “figurative language”

(noun) used often in expressions to signify something that is left behind after destruction or something that has ended.

Example

He rose from the ashes of his difficult past to create a bright future.

Example

The project ended leaving nothing but ashes of hope behind.

Example

Can we turn our failures into ashes and build something new from them?

How to pronounce ashes

Pronunciation: [ˈæʃɪz]

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