Ashes and Riffraff

Ashes

Ashes noun - The portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed.
Usage example: a new and more splendid city was built on the ashes of the old
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Riffraff and ashes are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Riffraff" instead a noun "Ashes".

Riffraff

Riffraff noun - Discarded or useless material.

Ashes and riffraff are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ashes" instead a noun "Riffraff".
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Riffraff and Ashes. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ashes/riffraff
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