ashtray
nounverbattested in dialogue
- //ˈæʃ.tɹeɪ//
A receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars.
noun
- 1
A receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars.
Near-synonym: ash stand
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-der.? Proto-Germanic *askǭ Proto-West Germanic *askā Old English æsce Middle English asshe English ash Proto-Germanic *trawją Proto-West Germanic *trawi Old English trēġ Middle English trey English tray English ashtray From ash + tray. Compare German Aschenbecher.
verb
- 1
To use an ashtray.
to ashtray a cigarette
Forms
- plural
- ashtrays
- past tense
- ashtrayed
- past participle
- ashtrayed
- present participle
- ashtraying
- third person singular
- ashtrays
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