Definitions
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
01“After-fire powder”3 letters
02“Campfire remnant”3 letters
03“Firepit remains”3 letters
04“Fireplace dust”3 letters
05“Fireplace powder”3 letters
06“Fireplace residue”3 letters
07“Gray fire residue”3 letters
08“Gray fireplace powder”3 letters
09“Gray powder after burning”3 letters
10“Powder after a fire”3 letters
11“Powder after burning”3 letters
12“Residue in a fireplace”3 letters
13“Volcano residue”3 letters
14“Wood-fire remains”3 letters
15“Wood-fire residue”3 letters
16“Fire residue”3 letters
17“Burned residue”3 letters
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