Bash vs. Ash

Bash vs. Ash — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Bash and Ash

Bashverb

To strike heavily.

He bashed himself against the door.The thugs kept bashing the cowering victim.

Ashnoun

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.

Bashverb

To collide.

Don't bash into me with that shopping trolley.

Ashnoun

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

Bashverb

To criticize harshly.

He bashed my ideas.

Ashnoun

Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash.

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Bashverb

To masturbate.

He said that he bashes daily.

Ashnoun

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

The urn containing his ashes was eventually removed to a closet.

Bashverb

To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance.

Ashnoun

(figuratively) What remains after a catastrophe.

Bashnoun

A large party; gala event.

They had a big bash to celebrate their tenth anniversary.

Ashnoun

A gray colour, like that of ash.

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Bashnoun

An attack that consists of placing all one's weight into a downward attack with one's fists.

Ashnoun

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.

Bashnoun

a vigorous blow;

the sudden knock floored himhe took a bash right in his facehe got a bang on the head

Ashnoun

(uncountable) The wood of this tree.

Bashnoun

an uproarious party

Ashnoun

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

Bashverb

hit hard

Ashverb

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

Ashverb

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

Ashverb

To cover newly-sown fields of crops with ashes.

Ashnoun

the residue that remains when something is burned

Ashnoun

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

Ashnoun

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

Ashverb

convert into ashes