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ash vs white ash

white ash vs ash

ash and white ash both are nouns.

ash is a verb but white ash is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ash Yes No Yes No
white ash Yes No No No
As nouns, white ash is a hyponym of ash; that is, white ash is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ash:
  • ash: any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus
  • white ash: spreading American ash with leaves pale green or silvery beneath and having hard brownish wood
ash (noun) white ash (noun)
any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus spreading American ash with leaves pale green or silvery beneath and having hard brownish wood
strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or strips
the residue that remains when something is burned
ash (verb) white ash (verb)
convert into ashes
Difference between ash and white ash

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