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View definitions for ashes

ashes

noun as in powder remains after a fire

noun as in ruins

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Example Sentences

Jax was adored by animals and was “a butterfly magnet,” said Daisy, who carries around a small plush butterfly with Jax’s ashes.

Janet says she will only scatter Terry's ashes when his compensation is paid in full even though she knows the process will likely take many more months to settle.

From BBC

Daniel’s ashes sit in a wooden box, tucked in front of the remains of his beloved dog Birdie.

Aunt Cecelia’s ashes used to be over there, in a wooden box on the shelf.

The man, it turned out, was taking his father’s ashes out for a drink.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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