plural of ash
"He scattered his father's ashes into the ocean."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ash
"The old man ashed his cigarette into the park trash can before leaving."
In plain English: To ashes means to reduce something completely into dust, usually by burning it down until nothing is left but powder.
"The ashes burned slowly after being thrown into the fire."
plural of Ash
"The old tree reduced to ashes after the forest fire."