Ashy Facts
• The secret ingredient to many barbecue sauces is ash.• “Ash” shouldn't be confused with “hash” or “cash”, although all three of these substances have been known to obscure visibility.
Definitions
Ash: the residue from a burnt object, such as a cigar, or the matter expelled after a volcanic eruption.Places where ash is commonly found: ashtrays, vases or urns, the sky over Iceland.
Examples
“Let's go to Eyjaf- uh Ijafff- uh, Eefaj- uhm, let's go to that volcano and see some ash!”“Did you stash the cash in the ash tray?”
Also
“Ash” is also a type of tree. If you wanted, you could make an ashtray from an ash tree.Arthur Ashe was the first black male tennis player to win a Grand Slam event (the 1968 U.S. Open). Yannick Noah was the second.
French singer Arthur H is neither a tree nor a tennis player. Good to know.
Definitions
Ash: the residue from a burnt object, such as a cigar, or the matter expelled after a volcanic eruption.Places where ash is commonly found: ashtrays, vases or urns, the sky over Iceland.
Examples
“Let's go to Eyjaf- uh Ijafff- uh, Eefaj- uhm, let's go to that volcano and see some ash!”“Did you stash the cash in the ash tray?”
Ashy Facts
• The secret ingredient to many barbecue sauces is ash.• “Ash” shouldn't be confused with “hash” or “cash”, although all three of these substances have been known to obscure visibility.
Also
“Ash” is also a type of tree. If you wanted, you could make an ashtray from an ash tree.Arthur Ashe was the first black male tennis player to win a Grand Slam event (the 1968 U.S. Open). Yannick Noah was the second.
French singer Arthur H is neither a tree nor a tennis player. Good to know.
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