LEARNit Dictionary

ash

noun
C1+
1
C1+
the grey or black powder that is left after something, especially tobacco, wood or coal, has burnt
خاکستر
2
C1+
what is left after something has been destroyed by burning
خاکستر
The town was reduced to ashes in the fighting.
the glowing ashes of the campfire
The fire had died to cold ashes.
(figurative)The party had risen, like a phoenix, from the ashes of electoral disaster.
She had seen all her dreams turn to ashes.
3
the powder that is left after a dead person’s body has been cremated(= burned)
خاکستر, خاکستر مرده, باقی‌مانده سوختن بدن
She wanted her ashes to be scattered at sea.
4
a forest tree with grey bark
ون, درخت ون, درخت زبان گنجشک, زبان گنجشک
5
the hard pale wood of the ash tree
چوب زبان‌گنجشک, چوب درخت زبان‌گنجشک
6
the letter æ, used in Old English, and as a phonetic symbol to represent the vowel sound in cat
اَش, نماد صدای 'اَ'