Gary vs. Ash — What's the Difference?

A city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production

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

The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance

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

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

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.

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

(Geology) Pulverized particulate matter ejected by volcanic eruption.

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

Ashes Ruins

Ashes Bodily remains, especially after cremation or decay.

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

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

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

To reduce or convert to ash

(Informal) To drop ashes from a cigar or cigarette

The solid remains of a fire.

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

Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash.

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

Mortal remains in general.

(figuratively) What remains after a catastrophe.

A gray colour, like that of ash.

A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus.

(uncountable) The wood of this tree.

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

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

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

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

To cover newly-sown fields of crops with ashes.

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).

The tough, elastic wood of the ash tree.

Sing. of Ashes.

To strew or sprinkle with ashes.

The residue that remains when something is burned

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

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

Convert into ashes