ash

¹ash

noun \ˈash\

Definition of ASH

1

: any of a genus (Fraxinus) of trees of the olive family with pinnate leaves, thin furrowed bark, and gray branchlets

2

: the tough elastic wood of an ash

3

[Old English æsc, name of the corresponding runic letter] : the ligature æ used in Old English and some phonetic alphabets to represent a low front vowel \a\

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Origin of ASH

Middle English asshe, from Old English æsc; akin to Old High German ask ash, Latin ornus mountain ash

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with ASH

Asch, bash, brash, cache, cash, clash, crash, dash, fash, flash, gash, gnash, hash, lash, mash, pash, plash, rash, sash, slash, smash, splash, stash, thrash, thresh, trash