ash

noun [C/U] (TREE)

/æʃ/

Definition

› a tree that has a smooth gray bark (= strong outer covering), or the hard wood of this tree

(Definition of ash noun (TREE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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