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Definition of Ashes |
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Ashes
The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion, as of wood or coal. Specifically: The remains of the human body when burnt, or when "returned to dust" by natural decay. The color of ashes; deathlike paleness. Related Definitions: After, As, Ashes, Body, Burnt, By, Coal, Color, Combustible, Combustion, Deathlike, Decay, Dust, Earthy, Human, Mineral, Natural, Of, Or, Paleness, Remaining, Returned, Specifically, The, To, When, Wood |
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Ashes Quotations
And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods? Thomas B. Macaulay I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes, so live not in your yesterdays, no just for tomorrow, but in the here and now. Keep moving and forget the post mortems; and remember, no one can get the jump on the future. Carl Sandburg I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. Jack London I wish to be cremated. One tenth of my ashes shall be given to my agent, as written in our contract. Groucho Marx That which you create in beauty and goodness and truth lives on for all time to come. Don't spend your life accumulating material objects that will only turn to dust and ashes. Denis Waitley |
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Ashes Translations
ashes in Latin is cinis cineris ashes in Swedish is stoft, aska |
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