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Word entry · 3 letters

ash

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"After-fire powder"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /ˈæʃ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted ahsStarts with AEnds with H17 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Powdery gray residue left after something burns.

Word origin

From Middle English aisshe, asche, ash, asshe, axe, eshe, esk, from Old English acse, asċe, axe, axse, æsċe, from Proto-West Germanic *askā, from Proto-Germanic *askǭ (“ash”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- (“to be dry; to burn; hearth; ashes”).

Used in a sentence

  • The audience was more captivated by the growing ash at the end of his cigarette than by his words.
  • Ash from a fireplace can restore minerals to your garden's soil.
  • Ashes from the fire floated over the street.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer17 curated clues

01After-fire powder3 letters
02Campfire remnant3 letters
03Firepit remains3 letters
04Fireplace dust3 letters
05Fireplace powder3 letters
06Fireplace residue3 letters
07Gray fire residue3 letters
08Gray fireplace powder3 letters
09Gray powder after burning3 letters
10Powder after a fire3 letters
11Powder after burning3 letters
12Residue in a fireplace3 letters
13Volcano residue3 letters
14Wood-fire remains3 letters
15Wood-fire residue3 letters
16Fire residue3 letters
17Burned residue3 letters

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