Definition of 'ashtray'

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ashtray

(æʃtreɪ )

Word forms: plural ashtrays

countable noun

An ashtray is a small dish in which smokers can put the ash from their cigarettes and cigars.

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ashtray in British

(ˈæʃˌtreɪ )

noun

a receptacle for tobacco ash, cigarette butts, etc

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ashtray in American

(ˈæʃˌtreɪ ; ashˈtrāˌ)

noun

a container for smokers' tobacco ashes and cigarette butts, etc.

: also ash tray

Example sentences containing 'ashtray'

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This is beginning to stink as bad as an old ashtray. The Sun (2013)Then you actually go over and put the ashtray on the chair. The Sun (2009)Ask the spectator to put the ashtray in the centre of the table. Times, Sunday Times (2007)A full ashtray was in with my clothes. The Sun (2007)But in the new cover their tobacco habit has been consigned to the ashtray - the cigarettes have magically disappeared. The Sun (2006)The old pub ashtray was beautifully made and designed, produced in limited numbers and has great nostalgic value, he argues. Times, Sunday Times (2007)

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Translations for 'ashtray'

British English: ashtray /ˈæʃˌtreɪ/ NOUN

An ashtray is a small dish in which people put the ash from their cigarettes and cigars.

American English: ashtray
Arabic: مِنْفَضَةُ السَجائر
Brazilian Portuguese: cinzeiro
Chinese: 烟灰缸
Croatian: pepeljara
Czech: popelník
Danish: askebæger
Dutch: asbak
European Spanish: cenicero
Finnish: tuhkakuppi
French: cendrier
German: Aschenbecher
Greek: σταχτοδοχείο
Italian: portacenere
Japanese: 灰皿
Korean: 재떨이
Norwegian: askebeger
Polish: popielniczka
European Portuguese: cinzeiro
Romanian: scrumieră
Russian: пепельница
Spanish: cenicero
Swedish: askkopp
Thai: ที่เขี่ยบุหรี่
Turkish: küllük
Ukrainian: попільничка
Vietnamese: gạt tàn thuốc

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Definition of ashtray from the Collins English Dictionary

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