Definition of ashes

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Ashes (n. pl.) Specifically: The remains of the human body when burnt, or when returned to dust by natural decay..

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Thresher :: Thresher (n.) One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing machine..
Boothose :: Boothose (n.) Stocking hose, or spatterdashes, in lieu of boots..
Splashy :: Splasher (n.) A guard to keep off splashes from anything.
Kelp :: Kelp (n.) The calcined ashes of seaweed, -- formerly much used in the manufacture of glass, now used in the manufacture of iodine..
Leach :: Leach (v. t.) To dissolve out; -- often used with out; as, to leach out alkali from ashes..
Leach :: Leach (v. t.) To remove the soluble constituents from by subjecting to the action of percolating water or other liquid; as, to leach ashes or coffee..
Bury :: Bury (v. t.) To cover out of sight, either by heaping something over, or by placing within something, as earth, etc.; to conceal by covering; to hide; as, to bury coals in ashes; to bury the face in the hands..
Incinerable :: Incinerable (a.) Capable of being incinerated or reduced to ashes.
Lighten :: Lighten (v. i.) To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to display a flash or flashes of lightning; to flash..
Crouton :: Crouton (n.) Bread cut in various forms, and fried lightly in butter or oil, to garnish hashes, etc..
Bake :: Bake (v. i.) To do the work of baking something; as, she brews, washes, and bakes..
Incinerate :: Incinerate () Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed.
Potash :: Potash (n.) The impure potassium carbonate obtained by leaching wood ashes, either as a strong solution (lye), or as a white crystalline (pearlash)..
Slashed :: Slashed (a.) Marked or cut with a slash or slashes; deeply gashed; especially, having long, narrow openings, as a sleeve or other part of a garment, to show rich lining or under vesture..
Flash :: Flash (v. t.) To send out in flashes; to cause to burst forth with sudden flame or light.
Manna :: Manna (n.) A sweetish exudation in the form of pale yellow friable flakes, coming from several trees and shrubs and used in medicine as a gentle laxative, as the secretion of Fraxinus Ornus, and F. rotundifolia, the manna ashes of Southern Europe..
Sashery :: Sashery (n.) A collection of sashes; ornamentation by means of sashes.
Repentant :: Repentant (a.) Expressing or showing sorrow for sin; as, repentant tears; repentant ashes..
Whipcord :: Whipcord (n.) A kind of hard-twisted or braided cord, sometimes used for making whiplashes..
Gambadoes :: Gambadoes (n.) Same as Gamashes.
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