Definition of ashtray
: a receptacle for tobacco ashes and for cigar and cigarette butts
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When police found Ray's Mustang in Atlanta, the ashtray was full of cigarette butts.
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The General gave me a warm smile, putting out his cigarette in the cut glass ashtray.
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Carpeting, tile, paperwork, coffee cups, ashtrays, and even the wallpaper are in the process of being recreated to make Mission Control look just as if the entire team all went on a bathroom break at one time and left the room unattended.
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Gavitt and his wife were smokers, and an ashtray was in the room.
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Most days, Miller can be found behind the long vintage wood counter at the shop, flanked by an oversized antique ashtray, collectible lighters, a selection of cigarettes and bottles of liquor, often talking with friends, new and old, for hours.
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The officer smelled marijuana in the car and found a marijuana cigar in the center console and a bag of it, as well as fake $100 bills, in the ashtray.
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Eva Longoria is packing up her Hermes ashtrays and moving on!
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Get ready to see #OneTexas and One Texas t-shirts, bumper stickers, shot glasses and ashtrays.
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First Known Use of ashtray
1851
ASHTRAY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of ashtray for English Language Learners
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: a small dish or other small container that is used for throwing away used cigarettes and cigars and their ashes
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