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Ash Dead Person's Remains Body Cremated Grey Substance

query
A dead person's a____ are their remains after their body has been cremated .A dead person's ashes are their remains after their body has been cremated .
word ash
full-definition
noun
Ash is the grey or black powdery substance that is left after something is burnt. You can also refer to this substance as ashes .
A cloud of volcanic ash is spreading across wide areas of the Philippines.
He brushed the cigarette ash from his sleeve.
He ordered their villages burned to ashes.
A dead person's ashes are their remains after their body has been cremated .
An ash is a tree that has smooth grey bark and loses its leaves in winter .
...a high forest of oak and ash.
The rafters are made from ash.
inflections ashes
cefr-level C1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1

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