Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ash

3 senses of ash

Sense 1
ash -- (the residue that remains when something is burned)
       => residue -- (matter that remains after something has been removed)

Sense 2
ash, ash tree -- (any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus)
       => tree -- (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Sense 3
ash -- (strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats)
       => wood -- (the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ash

1 sense of ash

Sense 1
ash -- (convert into ashes)
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")