v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Abashed p. pr. & vb. n. Abashing. ] [ OE. abaissen, abaisshen, abashen, OF. esbahir, F. ébahir, to astonish, fr. L. ex + the interjection bah, expressing astonishment. In OE. somewhat confused with abase. Cf. Finish. ] To destroy the self-possession of; to confuse or confound, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to put to shame; to disconcert; to discomfit. [ 1913 Webster ]

Abashed, the devil stood,
And felt how awful goodness is. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

He was a man whom no check could abash. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To confuse; confound; disconcert; shame. -- To Abash, Confuse, Confound. Abash is a stronger word than confuse, but not so strong as confound. We are abashed when struck either with sudden shame or with a humbling sense of inferiority; as, Peter was abashed by the look of his Master. So a modest youth is abashed in the presence of those who are greatly his superiors. We are confused when, from some unexpected or startling occurrence, we lose clearness of thought and self-possession. Thus, a witness is often confused by a severe cross-examination; a timid person is apt to be confused in entering a room full of strangers. We are confounded when our minds are overwhelmed, as it were, by something wholly unexpected, amazing, dreadful, etc., so that we have nothing to say. Thus, a criminal is usually confounded at the discovery of his guilt. [ 1913 Webster ]

Satan stood
Awhile as mute, confounded what to say. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an abashed manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. ébahissement. ] The state of being abashed; confusion from shame. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. 1. to wash (blue jeans) in acid, so as to cause the color to fade. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. asch, esh, AS. æsc; akin to OHG. asc, Sw. & Dan. ask, Icel. askr, D. esch, G. esche. ] 1. (Bot.) A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing valuable timber, as the European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and the white ash (Fraxinus Americana). [ 1913 Webster ]

Prickly ash (Zanthoxylum Americanum) and
Poison ash (Rhus venenata) are shrubs of different families, somewhat resembling the true ashes in their foliage. --
Mountain ash. See Roman tree, and under Mountain. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The tough, elastic wood of the ash tree. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ash is used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound term; as, ash bud, ash wood, ash tree, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n., sing. of Ashes. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Ash is rarely used in the singular except in connection with chemical or geological products; as, soda ash, coal which yields a red ash, etc., or as a qualifying or combining word; as, ash bin, ash heap, ash hole, ash pan, ash pit, ash-grey, ash-colored, pearlash, potash. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bone ash, burnt powered; bone earth. --
Volcanic ash. See under Ashes. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To strew or sprinkle with ashes. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. a- + shame: cf. AS. āscamian to shame (where ā- is the same as Goth. us-, G. er-, and orig. meant out), gescamian, gesceamian, to shame. ] To shame. [ R. ] Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Orig. a p. p. of ashame, v. t. ] Affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt, or a conviction or consciousness of some wrong action or impropriety. “I am ashamed to beg.” Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

All that forsake thee shall be ashamed. Jer. xvii. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]

I began to be ashamed of sitting idle. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Enough to make us ashamed of our species. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

An ashamed person can hardly endure to meet the gaze of those present. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Ashamed seldom precedes the noun or pronoun it qualifies. By a Hebraism, it is sometimes used in the Bible to mean disappointed, or defeated. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Bashfully. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Ashantees A native or an inhabitant of Ashantee in Western Africa. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Ashantee. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected.
Syn. -- trash can, garbage can, wastebin, ashbin, dustbin, trash barrel, trash bin. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of the color of ashes; a whitish gray or brownish gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Ash, the tree. ] Of or pertaining to the ash tree. “Ashen poles.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Consisting of, or resembling, ashes; of a color between brown and gray, or white and gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

The ashen hue of age. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n., obs. pl. for Ashes. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A depository for ashes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A place where potash is made. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ OE. asche, aske, AS. asce, æsce, axe; akin to OHG. asca, G. asche, D. asch, Icel. & Sw. aska, Dan. aske, Goth. azgo. ] 1. The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion, as of wood or coal. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specifically: The remains of the human body when burnt, or when “returned to dust” by natural decay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Their martyred blood and ashes sow. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The coffins were broken open. The ashes were scattered to the winds. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The color of ashes; deathlike paleness. [ 1913 Webster ]

The lip of ashes, and the cheek of flame. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

In dust and ashes,
In sackcloth and ashes, with humble expression of grief or repentance; -- from the method of mourning in Eastern lands. --
Volcanic ashes, or
Volcanic ash, the loose, earthy matter, or small fragments of stone or lava, ejected by volcanoes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A low fire used in chemical operations. [ 1913 Webster ]

/mhw>, n. A furnace or oven for fritting materials for glass making. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Turkmenistan. Population (2000) = 518, 000. [ PJC ]

adj. 1. 1 pale gray; ash-colored.
Syn. -- ash-grey, ashy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. pale gray; ash-colored.
Syn. -- ash-gray, ashy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Shining; radiant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the winged seed of the ash tree. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. [ OE. ascheler, achiler, OF. aiseler, fr. aiselle, dim. of ais plank, fr. L. axis, assis, plank, axle. See Axle. ] 1. (Masonry) (a) Hewn or squared stone; also, masonry made of squared or hewn stone. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rough ashlar, a block of freestone as brought from the quarry. When hammer-dressed it is known as common ashlar. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

(b) In the United States especially, a thin facing of squared and dressed stone upon a wall of rubble or brick. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. 1. The act of bedding ashlar in mortar. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Ashlar when in thin slabs and made to serve merely as a case to the body of the wall. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Carp.) The short upright pieces between the floor beams and rafters in garrets. See Ashlar, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Pref. a- + shore. ] On shore or on land; on the land adjacent to water; to the shore; to the land; aground (when applied to a ship); -- sometimes opposed to aboard or afloat. [ 1913 Webster ]

Here shall I die ashore. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

I must fetch his necessaries ashore. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a receptacle fitted beneath the grate in which ashes collect and are removed. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Ashtaroth The principal female divinity of the Phœnicians, as Baal was the principal male divinity. W. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

The first day of Lent; -- so called from a custom in the Roman Catholic church of putting ashes, on that day, upon the foreheads of penitents. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) [ A corruption of ache-weed; F. ache. So named from the likeness of its leaves to those of ache (celery). ] Goutweed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Pertaining to, or composed of, ashes; filled, or strewed with, ashes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Ash-colored; whitish gray; deadly pale. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ashy pale, pale as ashes. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. a- + wash. ] 1. Washed by the waves or tide; -- said of a rock or strip of shore; or specifically: (Naut.) flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it; -- of an anchor, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Abounding; filled; covered; -- used mostly with in or with, in phrases such as “stores awash with customers”. [ PJC ]

n. [ Back, adv. + lash. ] 1. (Mech.) The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear; also, the jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A strong and sudden reverse movement in a moving part of a machine. [ PJC ]

3. A strong popular reaction serving to counter the effect of an action; -- used especially of adverse reactions to social or political developments. [ PJC ]

v. t. 1. To clean the oil from (wool) after combing. Ash. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) To clean (a filter, a chromatography column, a water softener, etc.) by passing liquid through in the reverse of the normal direction of flow. This procedure dislodges particles which clog the pores of the filter or column packing, removing them from the filter or column. [ PJC ]

n. 1. The flow of water propelled backward by the propeller, paddle wheel, or oars of a boat. [ PJC ]

2. (Aeron.) The backward flowing air within the wash of an airplane, caused mostly by the engine. [ PJC ]

n. [ Of uncertain origin: cf. Dan. balder noise, clatter, and E. dash; hence, perhaps, unmeaning noise, then hodgepodge, mixture; or W. baldorduss a prattling, baldordd, baldorddi, to prattle. ] 1. A worthless mixture, especially of liquors. [ 1913 Webster ]

Indeed beer, by a mixture of wine, hath lost both name and nature, and is called balderdash. Taylor (Drink and Welcome). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Senseless jargon; ribaldry; nonsense; trash. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To mix or adulterate, as liquors. [ 1913 Webster ]

The wine merchants of Nice brew and balderdash, and even
mix it with pigeon's dung and quicklime. Smollett. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ OE. baschen, baissen. See Abash. ] To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

His countenance was bold and bashed not. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bashing. ] [ Perh. of imitative origin; or cf. Dan. baske to strike, bask a blow, Sw. basa to beat, bas a beating. ] To strike heavily; to beat; to crush. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] Hall Caine. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bash her open with a rock. Kipling. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. a forceful blow, especially one that does damage to its target. [ PJC ]

2. a elaborate or lively social gathering or party. [ PJC ]

n. [ See Pasha. ] 1. A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See Pasha. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A very large siluroid fish (Leptops olivaris) of the Mississippi valley; -- also called goujon, mud cat, and yellow cat. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Bash. ] 1. Abashed; daunted; dismayed. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Very modest, or modest to excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice; indicating extreme or excessive modesty; shy; as, a bashful person, action, expression. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Diffident; retiring; reserved; shamefaced; sheepish. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a bashful manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being bashful. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Bashfulness, Modesty, Diffidence, Shyness. Modesty arises from a low estimate of ourselves; bashfulness is an abashment or agitation of the spirits at coming into contact with others; diffidence is produced by an undue degree of self-distrust; shyness usually arises from an excessive self-consciousness, and a painful impression that every one is looking at us. Modesty of deportment is becoming in all; bashfulness often gives rise to mistakes and blundering; diffidence in society frequently makes a man a burden to himself; shyness usually produces a reserve or distance which is often mistaken for haughtiness. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Turkish, light-headed, a foolish fellow. ] A soldier belonging to the irregular troops of the Turkish army. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Shameless; unblushing. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) See Basyle. [ 1913 Webster ]