kiln

verb

Definition of kilnnext
as in to ash

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  1. ash
  2. ignite
  3. light
  4. torch
  5. cremate
  6. kindle
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  • Usually used to ward off frost and pests, these permeable materials offer a budget-friendly physical barrier against dust and ash too.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Through it all, their bullpen was consistent … in the way that an uncontained wildfire consistently turns acreage to ash.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of ash
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  • Miramax's explosive success with Pulp Fiction ignited an indie boom, rewrote Oscar campaigns, and blurred the line between independent cinema and the Hollywood mainstream.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Getz enjoys getting brotherly advice from Hoyer, who executed his own semi-rebuild in 2021 and worked under Theo Epstein on the 2012 Cubs rebuild that ignited the trend across baseball.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of ignite
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  • What were some of the biggest considerations for filming and lighting the underwater sequences?
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 31 July 2026
  • The man is then seen lighting the red Corvette on fire but stays at the scene watching the car burn from across the street, according to police.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of light
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  • Continue reading … 'SERIOUS SEXISM' — El-Sayed explains ‘ogre on a pike’ remark after getting torched by his own party.
    — , FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
  • The festivities also included an early birthday dinner at the Parisian restaurant Siena, where friends surprised Lopez with a Chantilly-style birthday cake topped with fresh berries and torched meringue, a source previously told PEOPLE.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
Definition of torch
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  • The village’s daily rhythms are ordered by the passing trains—until a train arrives from Pakistan loaded with the corpses of Sikh refugees, and the community is made to cremate the dead.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • Taxidermy your dog or cremate or bury or whatever feels right in your heart.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of cremate
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  • These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Photography arrived, kindling an enthusiasm that Baudelaire, ever the cynic, compared to a lust for pornography.
    — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of kindle
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