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I even smoke in bed. Imagine smoking a cigar in bed, reading a book. Next to your bed, there's a cigar table with a special cigar ashtray, and your wife is reading a book on how to save the environment.
Raul Julia

Meaning of "ashtray" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ASHTRAY

ashtray  [ˈæʃˌtreɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASHTRAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ashtray is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ASHTRAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ashtray

Ashtray

An ashtray is a receptacle for ash from cigarettes and cigars. Ashtrays are typically made of fireproof material such as glass, heat-resistant plastic, pottery, metal, or rock. Improvised ashtrays may include coffee cans and glasses. The most common ashtray design is a shallow cylinder with a flat base, to rest on a table. Other ashtrays, particularly in public places, are wall mounted, and larger than standard tabletop ashtrays due to the increased use they receive. Many ashtrays have notches at the rim, to hold cigarettes and/or a cigar. In Spain, some ashtrays consist of two interlocking parts, the bottom of which is filled with water. Ashtrays are also often built into cars and dustbins, and provided in toilets and other public places. Commemorative, decorative ashtray Ashtrays were not a common part of life until the early 20th century, when cigarette manufacturers began to encourage the development of ashtrays as an American consumer product. The word itself did not come into common use until 1926. Bauhaus ashtray design by Marianne Brandt Ashtrays have been a popular advertising vehicle.

Definition of ashtray in the English dictionary

The definition of ashtray in the dictionary is a receptacle for tobacco ash, cigarette butts, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASHTRAY


astray
əˈstreɪ
betray
bɪˈtreɪ
distrait
dɪˈstreɪ
entrez
ɑnˈtreɪ
estray
ɪˈstreɪ
extrait
eksˈtreɪ
laptray
ˈlæpˌtreɪ
portray
pɔːˈtreɪ
stray
streɪ
tray
treɪ
trey
treɪ
windlestrae
ˈwɪndəlˌstreɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASHTRAY

ashler
ashless
Ashley
ashman
ashmen
Ashmolean Museum
ashore
ashplant
ashraf
ashram
ashrama
ashramite
Ashtanga yoga
Ashton
Ashton-under-Lyne
Ashtoreth
Ashur
Ashura
Ashurbanipal
ashy

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASHTRAY

baking tray
butler´s tray
drip tray
freezer tray
gallery tray
go astray
ice tray
in tray
in-tray
lead astray
out tray
out-tray
seed tray
tea tray

Synonyms and antonyms of ashtray in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ashtray» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASHTRAY

Find out the translation of ashtray to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ashtray from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ashtray» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

烟灰缸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cenicero
570 millions of speakers

English

ashtray
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऐशट्रे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مِنْفَضَةُ السَجائر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пепельница
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cinzeiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছাইদানি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cendrier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Asbak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Aschenbecher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

灰皿
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

재떨이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ashtray
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gạt tàn thuốc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ashtray
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऐश ट्रे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kül tablası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

portacenere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

popielniczka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

попільничка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scrumieră
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σταχτοδοχείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

asbak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

askkopp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

askebeger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ashtray

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASHTRAY»

The term «ashtray» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.638 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASHTRAY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ashtray» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ashtray» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ashtray

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6 QUOTES WITH «ASHTRAY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ashtray.
1
Roger Ailes
I have a soft spot for Joe Biden. I like him. But he's dumb as an ashtray.
2
Damien Hirst
In an artwork you're always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An ashtray has got life and death.
3
Damien Hirst
I think an ashtray is the most fantastically real thing.
4
Raul Julia
I even smoke in bed. Imagine smoking a cigar in bed, reading a book. Next to your bed, there's a cigar table with a special cigar ashtray, and your wife is reading a book on how to save the environment.
5
Milan Kundera
Listening to a news broadcast is like smoking a cigarette and crushing the butt in the ashtray.
6
Margrethe II of Denmark
I smoke wherever there's an ashtray.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASHTRAY»

Discover the use of ashtray in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ashtray and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Is Kissing a Girl Who Smokes Like Licking an Ashtray?
An eighteen-year-old pinball addict and a smart-mouthed girl who don't quite fit in with anyone else develop a special relationship.
Randy Powell, 2008
2
Golden Ashtray-The Sequel
The continuing saga of Sandra Blake moves onward through conflict, love and even death.
Joan Banks, 2005
3
Antique Trader Antiques & Collectibles 2008 Price Guide
Ashtray, rectangular, Cyclamen Pink patt., 5x7" $75-100 Ashtray, circular, Roulette patt. only in 5 1/2" d. size $50-75 Ashtray, geometric, Gemspread patt. only, two sides 5 3/4" $275-325 Ashtray, circular, various patterns, 7" d., each $100-125 ...
Kyle Husfloen, 2007
4
The Sound of One Hand Killing
month of May, the English countryside was still cold, and Lord Ashtray, like almost all of his forebears, preferred to have recourse to cognac for a little heat rather than to those simply dreadful jerseys that winter after winter his wife knitted him ...
Teresa Solana, 2013
5
Chicken Foots Stew: And Other Humorous Stories
With that, my mother left the ceramic ashtray on the living room coffee table. At the end of the evening, the cigarette ashtray was still on the living room coffee table. Moms had not smashed the ashtray into a thousand million pieces, and then ...
Michael D. Hunt, 2002
6
Warman's Tobacco Collectibles: An Identification and Price Guide
Mohawk Cord tire ashtray, 5 1/2 in. diameter, moderate wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$38 U.S. Royal Master tire ashtray with sticker on reverse for U.S. Tires, advertising H.S. Macomber & Co., Inc., 140 Brookline Ave., ...
Mark Moran, 2011
7
Antique Trader Pottery and Porcelain Ceramics Price Guide
Abingdon Mark Abingdon Leaf Ashtray Ashtray, Leaf, in the shape of a maple leaf , white interior, black exterior, No. ... $35 Abingdon Ashtrays Ashtray, New Mode, round, divided in half by ridge to hold cigarettes, rectangular base, pink, No.
Kyle Husfloen, 2006
8
The Art of Truth-telling about Authoritarian Rule
Betweeh September 24 and October 5, 2000, writer and rodanovic collected rumors recounting what happened to Tito's last ashtray ^'^IgJS.i residents waited for election results. Milosevic threw an ashtray at Gorica Gajevic, Secretary General ...
Ksenija Bilbija, 2005
9
Antique Trader Black American Price Guide
Ashtray, bisque, figural outhouse w/black child on the commode inside, one side marked “Next”......... $125+ Ashtray, bronze-finished metal, nodding head-type, w/ enameled standing figure of barefoot young black man colorfully dressed, 5" h.
Kyle Husfloen, 2011
10
All About Cigars : Things you need to know:
Is an ashtray just an ashtray? Unlike regular cigarettes, cigars need their own special space to support their girth and ashes. Many cigar aficionados swear by the pleasures of finding the proper place to hold their cigars and ashes. So what are ...
Sarah White

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASHTRAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ashtray is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Barrow woman attacked man with ashtray
The court heard there was a "physical struggle" between Bayman and Mr Davis, which ended with her swinging an ashtray against his head. «NW Evening Mail, Jul 15»
2
Beach pollution: How we can all play a part in keeping our oceans …
Top tips include taking re-usable bags and bottles, avoiding unnecessary plastic straws, using an ashtray on the beach, and not dropping ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
3
Jason Pierre-Paul has burns, but his fingers remain intact
... powder in a heavy glass ashtray the adults were using without anybody knowing,I butted my cigarette and the ashtray exploded underneath ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
4
Newport's Cliff Walk by Gilded Age Mansions Now Smoke-Free
While walking along the Cliff Walk, he said a simpler solution could be to install more ashtray stations along the path. Dan Smith of Colchester, ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
5
Londoner's Diary: Damien Hirst's opening could be a bitter pill for …
The challenge: to complete a circuit of Soho's streets while bearing a tray with a bottle of fizz, a champagne flute and an ashtray. «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
6
Versace haute couture review: Beautiful evening dresses are some …
And I loved her ashtray palette of greys. Donatella is a former chain-smoker. Those dresses were the couture equivalent of a post-coital ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
7
Surrey Fire Department dealing with a number of brush fires …
... they don't toss their cigarettes out of car windows. And instead extinguish them in an ashtray or wet them with water so they don't start a fire. «Am730 Vancouver Traffic News, Jul 15»
8
Luzerne County restaurant inspections: June 29 – July 3
Cigarettes, cigarette butts in a can ashtray found on the shelving above dry storage in the prep area during the inspection. Person in charge ... «Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, Jul 15»
9
Barrow woman attacked partner with glass ashtray
A WOMAN attacked her then partner with a glass ashtray on his birthday as a drunken argument turned violent, a court heard. Lee Davis was ... «Cumbria Crack, Jul 15»
10
Dear Mr Fadnavis, at the Risk of Criminal Defamation...
... so sorry, sir) enough to declare that not only are you a smoker, but that you carry a lighter and an ashtray (Swachh Bharat, no doubt) with you ... «NDTV, Jul 15»

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