Ash vs. Lash

Ashnoun

The solid remains of a fire.

Ashnoun

(chemistry) The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process.

Ashnoun

Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash.

Ashnoun

(in the plural) Human (or animal) remains after cremation.

Ashnoun

(figuratively) What remains after a catastrophe.

Ashnoun

A gray colour, like that of ash.

Ashnoun

A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus.

Ashnoun

(uncountable) The wood of this tree.

Ashnoun

The traditional name for the ae ligature (æ), as used in Old English.

Ashverb

(chemistry) To reduce to a residue of ash. See ashing.

Ashverb

To hit the end off of a burning cigar or cigarette.

Ashverb

To cover newly-sown fields of crops with ashes.

Ashnoun

A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing valuable timber, as the European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and the white ash (Fraxinus Americana).

Ashnoun

The tough, elastic wood of the ash tree.

Ashnoun

sing. of Ashes.

Ashverb

To strew or sprinkle with ashes.

Ashnoun

the residue that remains when something is burned

Ashnoun

any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus

Ashnoun

strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats

Ashverb

convert into ashes

Ashnoun

the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance

Ashnoun

the remains of a human body after cremation or burning

Ashnoun

the mineral component of an organic substance, as assessed from the residue left after burning

Ashnoun

a trophy for the winner of a series of Test matches in a cricket season between England and Australia.

Ashnoun

a tree with compound leaves, winged fruits, and hard pale timber, widely distributed throughout north temperate regions.

Ashnoun

the hard pale wood of the ash tree.

Ashnoun

used in names of trees unrelated to the ash but with similar leaves, e.g. mountain ash.

Ashnoun

an Old English runic letter, ᚫ, a vowel intermediate between a and e. It is represented in the Roman alphabet by the symbol æ or Æ.

Ash

Ash or ashes are the solid remnants of fires. Specifically, ash refers to all non-aqueous, non-gaseous residues that remain after something burns.

Lashnoun

The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

Lashnoun

(obsolete) A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.

Lashnoun

A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough.

Lashnoun

A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.

Lashnoun

A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.

Lashnoun

In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.

Lashverb

(transitive) To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.

Lashverb

(transitive) To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.

Lashverb

(transitive) To throw out with a jerk or quickly.

Lashverb

(transitive) To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity.

Lashverb

(intransitive) To ply the whip; to strike.

Lashverb

(intransitive) To utter censure or sarcastic language.

Lashverb

To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down

Lashverb

(transitive) To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.

Lashadjective

(obsolete) Remiss, lax.

Lashadjective

(obsolete) Relaxed.

Lashadjective

Soft, watery, wet.

Lashadjective

(Ulster) excellent, wonderful

Lashadjective

(Britain) Drunk.

Lashnoun

The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

Lashnoun

A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.

Lashnoun

A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes.

Lashnoun

A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.

Lashnoun

A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.

Lashnoun

In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.

Lashverb

To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.

Lashverb

To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash; as, a whale lashes the sea with his tail.

Lashverb

To throw out with a jerk or quickly.

Lashverb

To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice.

Lashverb

To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language.

Lashverb

To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten; as, to lash something to a spar; to lash a pack on a horse's back.

Lashnoun

any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids

Lashnoun

leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip

Lashnoun

a quick blow with a whip

Lashverb

beat severely with a whip or rod;

Lashverb

lash or flick about sharply;

Lashverb

strike as if by whipping;

Lashverb

bind with a rope, chain, or cord;

Lashverb

strike or beat with a whip or stick

Lashverb

beat forcefully against

Lashverb

drive someone into (a particular state or condition)

Lashverb

(of an animal) move (a part of the body, especially the tail) quickly and violently

Lashverb

(of a part of an animal's body) move quickly and violently

Lashverb

fasten (something) securely with a cord or rope

Lashnoun

a sharp blow or stroke with a whip or rope

Lashnoun

the flexible leather part of a whip, used for administering blows

Lashnoun

punishment in the form of a beating with a whip or rope

Lashnoun

an eyelash