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ashes

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ashes.

Editorial note

Developers can still pool their bug fixes, added features, etc., and perhaps the project can rise from the ashes.

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Quick take

(attributively) the Ashes

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ashes gathered in one view.

noun

(attributively) the Ashes

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ashes.

noun

(attributively) the Ashes

Example sentences

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Developers can still pool their bug fixes, added features, etc., and perhaps the project can rise from the ashes.

2

And the note about the probe also carrying the ashes of Clyde Tombaugh was touching.

3

The innovative competition that would have arose from the ashes might have been interesting?

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Teams built from the ashes of an acquired startup at Apple, again, I'd be more inclined to agree.

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Unlimited starbucks coffee can also be had by visiting any large wildfire and scooping the ashes into a container full of water.

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Are the hashes of dead people really any more dangerous than the ashes of coal or wood that every fireplace or BBQ produces?

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If you opt for cremation, the ashes must also be buried or spread in selected official locations where they don't pose a hazard.

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In honor of Clyde William Tombaugh [1], the astronomer who discovered Pluto, a canister [2] containing his ashes is on-board the New Horizons space probe.

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Instead, it’s time to decide what the service you want is, and build that service out of the ashes of the failure of this Reddit.

10

What people do with ashes is completely unenforceable.

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My grandparents' ashes are buried in my parents' back yard, and we had to do quite a bit of paperwork to make it legal.

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It's still illegal to scatter the ashes in any public land or body of water, and I can understand that because certain scenic locations would quickly become a big pile of ashes if it were allowed.

Quote examples

1

There is a slight difference between a country defeated twice with millions dead an bomb to ashes and a country in debt because of "cheap" loans.

2

Technically, they're not "ashes" but "cremains" and are composed almost entirely calcium and salts which is very different from ash (the residue of a fire burning).

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use ashes in a sentence?

Developers can still pool their bug fixes, added features, etc., and perhaps the project can rise from the ashes.

What does ashes mean?

(attributively) the Ashes

What part of speech is ashes?

ashes is commonly used as noun.