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Ember vs Ashes - What's the difference?

ember | ashes |

As nouns the difference between ember and ashes

is that ember is a glowing piece of coal or wood while ashes is plural of lang=en.

As proper nouns the difference between ember and ashes

is that ember is {{given name|female|from=English}} while Ashes is plural of Ash|lang=en.

As an adjective ember

is making a circuit of the year or the seasons; recurring in each quarter of the year, as certain religious days set apart for fasting and prayer.

ember

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A glowing piece of coal or wood.
  • Smoldering ash.
  • See also

    * embers

    Etymology 2

    (etyl)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Making a circuit of the year or the seasons; recurring in each quarter of the year, as certain religious days set apart for fasting and prayer.
  • ember fasts
    ember days
    ember weeks
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    ashes

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • Derived terms

    * rise from the ashes

    See also

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