ashtray
[ ash-trey ]
/ ˈæʃˌtreɪ /
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noun
a receptacle for tobacco ashes of smokers.
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Words nearby ashtray
Ash-Shaytān, Ashtabula, Ashton, Ashton-under-Lyne, Ashtoreth, ashtray, Ashur, ʿAshuraʾ, Ashurbanipal, Ashurnasirpal II, Ashwaubenon
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British Dictionary definitions for ashtray
ashtray
/ (ˈæʃˌtreɪ) /
noun
a receptacle for tobacco ash, cigarette butts, etc
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