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ashes
plural nounSynonyms of ashes
(Entry 1 of 2)
the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed
- a new and more splendid city was built on the ashes of the old
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ashes
verb
present tense third-person singular of ash
Synonyms & Antonyms of ashes (Entry 2 of 2)
as in cremates, incinerates
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for ashes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for ashes
- douses
- (also dowses),
- extinguishes,
- puts out,
- quenches,
- snuffs (out)
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“Ashes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ashes. Accessed 29 Jul. 2021.
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