Gary vs. Ash — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Gary and Ash
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Gary
A city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production
Ash
Ash or ashes are the solid remnants of fires. Specifically, ash refers to all non-aqueous, non-gaseous residues that remain after something burns.
Ash
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance
I turned over the ashes
Cigarette ash
Ash
A trophy for the winner of a series of Test matches in a cricket season between England and Australia.
Ash
A tree with compound leaves, winged fruits, and hard pale timber, widely distributed throughout north temperate regions.
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Ash
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.
Ash
The grayish-white to black powdery residue left when something is burned.
Ash
(Geology) Pulverized particulate matter ejected by volcanic eruption.
Ash
The mineral residue of incinerated organic matter, used as an additive in pet foods.
Ash
Ashes Ruins
The ashes of a lost culture.
Ash
Ashes Bodily remains, especially after cremation or decay.
Ash
Any of various chiefly deciduous trees of the genus Fraxinus, having opposite, pinnately compound leaves, clusters of small flowers, and one-seeded winged fruits.
Ash
The strong, elastic wood of any of these trees, used for furniture, tool handles, and sporting goods such as baseball bats.
Ash
(Linguistics) The letter æ in Old English and some modern phonetic alphabets, representing the vowel sound of Modern English ash.
Ash
To reduce or convert to ash
Ash a tissue sample for analysis.
Ash
(Informal) To drop ashes from a cigar or cigarette
Accidentally ashed on his own sleeve.
Ash
The solid remains of a fire.
The audience was more captivated by the growing ash at the end of his cigarette than by his words.
Ash from a fireplace can restore minerals to your garden's soil.
Ashes from the fire floated over the street.
Ash from the fire floated over the street.
Ash
(chemistry) The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process.
Ash
Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash.
Ash
(in the plural) Human (or animal) remains after cremation.
The urn containing his ashes was eventually removed to a closet.
Ash
Mortal remains in general.
Napoleon's ashes are not yet extinguished, and we're breathing in their sparks.
Ash
(figuratively) What remains after a catastrophe.
Ash
A gray colour, like that of ash.
Ash
A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus.
The ash trees are dying off due to emerald ash borer.
The woods planted in ash will see a different mix of species.
Ash
(uncountable) The wood of this tree.
Ash
The traditional name for the ae ligature (æ), as used in Old English.
Ash
(chemistry) To reduce to a residue of ash. See ashing.
Ash
(intransitive) To hit the end off of a burning cigar or cigarette.
Ash
(transitive) To hit the end off (a burning cigar or cigarette).
Ash
To cover newly-sown fields of crops with ashes.
Ash
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).
Ash
The tough, elastic wood of the ash tree.
Ash
Sing. of Ashes.
Ash
To strew or sprinkle with ashes.
Ash
The residue that remains when something is burned
Ash
Any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus
Ash
Strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats
Ash
Convert into ashes
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