A topographic surname from Middle English, spelling variant of Ash.

plural of ash

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ash

simple past tense and past participle of ash

(cricket) A trophy played for by England and Australia in Test cricket; in the form of a small urn containing the ashes of a cremated cricket stump or set of bails.

Alternative form of ase

plural of Ash / (attributively) the Ashes

(countable, uncountable) A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus. / (uncountable) The wood of this tree. / The traditional name for the ae ligature (æ), as used in Old English.

The solid remains of a fire. / (chemistry) The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process. / Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash.

(chemistry) To reduce to a residue of ash. See ashing. / (intransitive) To hit the end off of a burning cigar or cigarette. / (transitive) To hit the end off (a burning cigar or cigarette).