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ash·tray

 (ăsh′trā′)
n.
A receptacle for tobacco ashes and cigarette and cigar butts.
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ashtray

(ˈæʃˌtreɪ)
n
a receptacle for tobacco ash, cigarette butts, etc
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ash•tray

(ˈæʃˌtreɪ)

n.
a receptacle for tobacco ashes.
[1885–90]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.ashtray - a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettesashtray - a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
receptacle - a container that is used to put or keep things in
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Translations
مِنْفَضَةُ السَجائرمَنْفَضَة سَجائِر
popelník
askebæger
tuhkakuppi
pepeljara
hamutartó
öskubakki
灰皿
재떨이
scrumieră
popolník
pepelnik
pepeljara
askkopp
ที่เขี่ยบุหรี่
kül tablasıküllük
gạt tàn thuốc

ashtray

[ˈæʃtreɪ] N → cenicero m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ashtray

[ˈæʃtreɪ] n → cendrier mAsh Wednesday n → mercredi m des Cendres
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ashtray

[ˈæʃˌtreɪ] n → portacenere m inv, posacenere m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

ash

(ӕʃ) noun
the dust etc that remains after anything is burnt. cigarette ash; the ashes of the bonfire.
ˈashen adjective
(of someone's face etc) very pale with shock etc.
ˈashes noun plural
the remains of a human body after cremation. Her ashes were scattered at sea.
ˈashtray noun
a dish or other container for cigarette ash.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

ashtray

→ مِنْفَضَةُ السَجائر popelník askebæger Aschenbecher σταχτοδοχείο cenicero tuhkakuppi cendrier pepeljara portacenere 灰皿 재떨이 asbak askebeger popielniczka cinzeiro пепельница askkopp ที่เขี่ยบุหรี่ küllük gạt tàn thuốc 烟灰缸
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