Ash vs. Lash — What's the Difference?

Ash or ashes are the solid remnants of fires. Specifically, ash refers to all non-aqueous, non-gaseous residues that remain after something burns.

Strike or beat with a whip or stick

The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance

(of an animal) move (a part of the body, especially the tail) quickly and violently

A trophy for the winner of a series of Test matches in a cricket season between England and Australia.

Fasten (something) securely with a cord or rope

A tree with compound leaves, winged fruits, and hard pale timber, widely distributed throughout north temperate regions.

A sharp blow or stroke with a whip or rope

An Old English runic letter, ᚫ, a vowel intermediate between a and e. It is represented in the Roman alphabet by the symbol æ or Æ.

An eyelash

The grayish-white to black powdery residue left when something is burned.

A stroke or blow with or as if with a whip.

(Geology) Pulverized particulate matter ejected by volcanic eruption.

A whip.

The mineral residue of incinerated organic matter, used as an additive in pet foods.

The flexible portion of a whip, such as a plait or thong.

Ashes Ruins

Punishment administered with a whip.

Ashes Bodily remains, especially after cremation or decay.

A lacerating presence or power

Any of various chiefly deciduous trees of the genus Fraxinus, having opposite, pinnately compound leaves, clusters of small flowers, and one-seeded winged fruits.

A caustic verbal attack.

The strong, elastic wood of any of these trees, used for furniture, tool handles, and sporting goods such as baseball bats.

An eyelash.

(Linguistics) The letter æ in Old English and some modern phonetic alphabets, representing the vowel sound of Modern English ash.

To strike with or as if with a whip.

To reduce or convert to ash

To strike against with force or violence

(Informal) To drop ashes from a cigar or cigarette

To beat or swing rapidly

The solid remains of a fire.

To make a scathing oral or written attack against.

(chemistry) The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process.

To drive or goad; sting

Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash.

To move swiftly or violently; thrash

(in the plural) Human (or animal) remains after cremation.

To aim a sudden blow; strike

Mortal remains in general.

To beat; flail

(figuratively) What remains after a catastrophe.

To make a scathing verbal or written attack. Often used with out

A gray colour, like that of ash.

To secure or bind, as with a rope, cord, or chain.

A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus.

The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

(uncountable) The wood of this tree.

(obsolete) A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.

The traditional name for the ae ligature (æ), as used in Old English.

A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment.

(chemistry) To reduce to a residue of ash. See ashing.

A quick and violent sweeping movement, as of an animal's tail; a swish.

(intransitive) To hit the end off of a burning cigar or cigarette.

A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.

(transitive) To hit the end off (a burning cigar or cigarette).

A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.

To cover newly-sown fields of crops with ashes.

In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.

A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing valuable timber, as the European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and the white ash (Fraxinus Americana).

An attempt; a go at something.

The tough, elastic wood of the ash tree.

Looseness between fitted parts, either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).

Sing. of Ashes.

(transitive) To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.

To strew or sprinkle with ashes.

(transitive) To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.

The residue that remains when something is burned

(transitive) To throw out with a jerk or quickly.

Any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus

(transitive) To scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity.

Strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats

(intransitive) To ply the whip; to strike.

Convert into ashes

(intransitive) To utter censure or sarcastic language.

To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down.

(transitive) To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.

(obsolete) Remiss, lax.

(obsolete) Relaxed.

Soft, watery, wet.

(Ulster) Excellent, wonderful.

(Britain) Drunk.

The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.

A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes.

A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.

A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.

In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.

To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.

To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash; as, a whale lashes the sea with his tail.

To throw out with a jerk or quickly.

To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice.

To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language.

To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten; as, to lash something to a spar; to lash a pack on a horse's back.

Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids

Leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip

A quick blow with a whip

Beat severely with a whip or rod;

Lash or flick about sharply;

Strike as if by whipping;

Bind with a rope, chain, or cord;