deash

D2E1A1S1H4

verb

To remove the ash from.

OriginEnglish ash ← Middle English asche ← Old English æsce →
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Meanings

verbdeash (third-person singular simple present deashes, present participle deashing, simple past and past participle deashed)

present singular third person deashes · participle present deashing · participle past deashed · past deashed

  1. transitiveTo remove the ash from.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-der.?
  8. Proto-Germanic*askǭ
  9. Proto-West Germanic*askā
  10. Old Englishæsce
  11. Middle Englishasche
  12. Englishash
  13. Englishdeash

From de- + ash.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

headsshadehadesDeshaSheadSadehDaeshDashe
Cite this entry
APA

deash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deash

MLA

“deash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deash. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deash,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deash.

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