Meanings
ashes1
noun
- pluralplural of ash
verb
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of ash
Ashes2
proper noun
- pluralplural of Ash
- attributivethe Ashes
My Ashes experiences have led to lifelong friendships with numerous Australians as well as England team-mates.
2015, Steven Lynch, Wisden on the Ashes1 more example
The superlatives have been 'wrung dry to describe' that tumultuous heart-warming welcome in Sydney and beyond, the kind of picture we needed to stir us from such melancholy contemplations as our cricketers' fall from Ashes glory in the West Indies.
1954 March 1, The Morning Bulletin, Rockhampton, page 2, column 4
Translations
Polish prochy, popioły
- prochyremains
- popiołyremains
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APA
ashes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ashes
MLA
“ashes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ashes. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ashes,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ashes.
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