Phrase Hound found 63 phrases and 50 compound words that contain ashes. The most common are listed below. Open ashes in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 63
- rise from the ashesTo make a comeback after a disaster that almost led to a tragic end; to make a comeback after a long hiatus; to come back into common use or practice, or back into popularity.
- ashes of roseA pinkish gray color.
- Five AshesA village in Mayfield and Five Ashes parish, Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5524).
- Four AshesA place in England:
- Mayfield and Five AshesA civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England.
- wear sackcloth and ashesTo publicly express regret for something done wrong.
- rose from the ashessimple past of rise from the ashes
- haul one's ashesTo move one's body; to move away, depart.
- rising from the ashespresent participle and gerund of rise from the ashes
- risen from the ashespast participle of rise from the ashes: To make a comeback after a disaster that almost led to a tragic end; to make a comeback after a long hiatus; to come back into common use or practice, or back into popularity.
- rises from the ashesthird-person singular simple present indicative of rise from the ashes: To make a comeback after a disaster that almost led to a tragic end; to make a comeback after a long hiatus; to come back into common use or practice, or back into …
- dine on ashesTo mope over past defeats or failures.
- like a phoenix from the ashesSo as to return triumphantly.
- Arizona ashesplural of Arizona ash: Synonym of velvet ash (Fraxinus velutina)
- black ashesplural of black ash: Any tree of species Fraxinus nigra, native to much of eastern Canada and the northeastern United States.
- blue ashesplural of blue ash: Any of species Fraxinus quadrangulata of ash trees native primarily to the Midwestern United States, as well as the Bluegrass region of Kentucky and the Nashville Basin region of Tennessee.
- bone ashesplural of bone ash: The white, powdery ash left when bone is burnt; it is high in calcium phosphate and is used as a fertilizer and in making bone china.
- Cape ashesplural of Cape ash: Synonym of essenwood (Ekebergia capensis)
- common ashesplural of common ash: Any of a species of tall deciduous trees, (Fraxinus excelsior) native to most of Europe.
- European ashesplural of European ash: The common ash (Fraxinus excelsior), native to most of Europe.
- mountain ashesplural of mountain ash: A European tree, rowan or, more specifically, European rowan, of species Sorbus aucuparia.
- pearl ashesplural of pearl ash: A white amorphous or granular substance which consists principally of potassium carbonate and has a strong alkaline reaction. It is obtained by lixiviating wood ashes and evaporating the lye, and has been an important …
- pumpkin ashesplural of pumpkin ash: Fraxinus profunda, a species of ash tree native to eastern North America.
- red ashesplural of red ash: Fraxinus pennsylvanica, a species of ash tree native to eastern and central North America.
- velvet ashesplural of velvet ash: A North American ash tree, of species Fraxinus velutina.
Compound words 50
- splashesplural of splash: The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
- thrashesthird-person singular simple present indicative of thrash: To beat mercilessly.
- rehashesplural of rehash: To hash (chop food into small pieces) again.
- gamashesHigh boots or buskins.
- gramashesGaiters reaching to the knee; leggings.
- abrashesplural of abrash: A variation in color (often applied to Oriental rugs).
- airdashesthird-person singular simple present indicative of airdash: To travel hastily by aircraft; to fly.
- Balashesplural of Balash: A surname from Czech.
- Barashesplural of Barash: A surname.
- bardashesplural of bardash: A homosexual kept boy or young man; a catamite.