Ashland

[ ash-luh nd ]

/ ˈæʃ lənd /

noun

a city in NE Kentucky, on the Ohio River.

a city in N central Ohio.

a town in SW Oregon.

QUIZZES

DO YOU KNOW THIS VOCABULARY FROM "THE HANDMAID'S TALE"?

"The Handmaid's Tale" was required reading for many of us in school. Everyone else has probably watched the very popular and addictive TV show. Do you remember this vocabulary from the book, and do you know what these terms mean?

Question 1 of 10

decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Example sentences from the Web for ashland

At the Ashland lab, the mystery is often more fundamental: What is it?
America's Anti-Poaching Private Eyes|Caitlin Dickson|September 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kelly G. Lambert, a neuroscientist at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia, studies parenting behavior in lab animals.
Do Hands-On Dads Raise Healthier Kids?|Andy Hinds|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Before his brutal killing along a dark bike path in Ashland, Ore., 23-year-old David Grubbs loved playing videogames.
Oregon Police Probe Links Between Ashland Killing, Online Videogames|Winston Ross|December 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He spoke with Elise Jordan from his home of Ashland City, Tennessee, about that fateful night—a turning point in the Iraq War.
A Sleepover With Saddam|Elise Jordan|December 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST

She is married now and lives at Ashland, and has two nice children, a boy and a girl.
How To Do It|Edward Everett Hale
Mr. Beaser was a public spirited man and freely used his wealth in attempting to build up Ashland.
Fifty Years In The Northwest|William Henry Carman Folsom
After this article was in type, we received from a Western paper the following notice of the sale of the Ashland estate.
Homes of American Statesmen|Various
It was mid-forenoon when Frances arrived at Ashland station.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904|Lucy Maud Montgomery
Probably the leading stock farm is at Ashland, a short distance out of town, where Henry Clay long had his home.
America, Volume 6 (of 6)|Joel Cook

MEANINGS

WORD GAMES

LEARN

WRITING