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- [ash-trey]
- /ˈæʃˌtreɪ/
- /ˈæʃ.treɪ/
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- [ash-trey]
- /ˈæʃˌtreɪ/
Definitions of ashtray word
- countable noun ashtray An ashtray is a small dish in which smokers can put the ash from their cigarettes and cigars. 3
- noun ashtray a receptacle for tobacco ash, cigarette butts, etc 3
- noun ashtray a container for smokers' tobacco ashes and cigarette butts, etc. 3
- noun ashtray a receptacle for tobacco ashes of smokers. 1
- noun ashtray A receptacle for tobacco ash and cigarette butts. 1
- noun ashtray for cigarettes 1
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Origin of ashtray
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; ash1 + tray1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ashtray
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ashtray popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ashtray usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with ashtray
- how to make an ashtray?
- how to make a ashtray out of a can?
- how to make an ashtray out of a can?
- how to make an outdoor ashtray?
- how to make an ashtray out of a cigarette box?
- how to make your own ashtray?
- how to make a can ashtray?
- how to clean ashtray?
- what is a ashtray?
- how to make a cool ashtray?
- where to buy an ashtray?
- how to make an ashtray out of a glass bottle?
- how to make a ashtray?
- how to make ashtray?
- where can i buy an ashtray?
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