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Definition: Ashton


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. British choreographer (1906-1988).[Wordnet].
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"Ashton" is a common misspelling or typo for: ashtons.

Date "Ashton" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1643. (references)

Common Expressions: Ashton

Expressions	Definition
Ashton Canal	The Ashton Canal runs six miles (10 km) from central Manchester to Ashton-under-Lyne and it rises through 18 locks to make a head-on junction with the Huddersfield Narrow Canal (formerly the Huddersfield Canal) at Whitelands. Adjoining Portland Basin, in the centre of Ashton-under-Lyne, there is a short arm across the river Tame on the Tame Aqueduct, which makes a head-on junction with the Peak Forest Canal. (references)
Ashton Carter	Ashton Carter is a United States national security professional. As of 2004 he is Ford Foundation Professor of Science and International Affairs at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He was an advisor to John Kerry during the latter's 2004 campaign for the U.S. presidency. (references)
Ashton College Vancouver	Ashton College is a business school located in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. It is a private institution accredited by the Private Career Training Institutions Agency of British Columbia. (references)
Ashton Court	Ashton Court is a mansion house and estate to the west of Bristol in England. Although the estate lies mainly in North Somerset, it is owned by the City of Bristol. The estate is a venue for a variety of leisure activities, including the Ashton Court festival and the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta. (references)
Ashton Cricket Club	Ashton Cricket Club are an English cricket team, based in the Ashton-under-Lyne area of Tameside, Greater Manchester. The club plays its home games at Rayner Lane, and competes in the Central Lancashire League. The club has been in continuous membership of the league since 1928, but has failed to win any major honour since 1965. (references)
Ashton Gate	Ashton Gate is a stadium in Bristol, England, and is the home of Bristol City F.C. Located in the south-west of the city, just south of the River Avon, it has an all-seated capacity of about 21,500, with an effective capacity for football matches (depending on how many away tickets are allocated, and how they are segregated) of around 19,100. (references)
Ashton Lever	Sir Ashton Lever (March 5, 1729 - January 28, 1788) was an English collector of natural objects. (references)
Ashton Lewis	Ashton Lewis, Jr. (born January 22, 1972 in Cheasapeake, Virginia) is a NASCAR driver. He drives the #25 Marines - Pioneer Services Ford for Team Rensi Motorsports in the NASCAR Busch Series. (references)
Ashton Memorial	The Ashton Memorial is a folly in Williamson Park, Lancaster, England built between 1907 and 1909 by millionaire industrialist Baron Ashton in memory of his second wife, Jessy. At around 100 feet tall, it dominates the Lancaster skyline and is visible for many miles around. It also offers spectacular views of the surrounding area including Morecambe Bay. The building was designed by John Belcher. (references)
Ashton Moore	Ashton Moore (born March 31 1976 in Scottsdale, Arizona) is an American nude model and pornographic actress. (references)
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top

Extended Definition: Ashton

Ashton

Ashton may refer to:

People

surname

Sir Frederick Ashton, English dancer and choreographer
Susan Ashton, American musician
T. S. Ashton, English Economic Historian
Dean Ashton, English footballer

forename

Ashton Kutcher, American actor
Ashton Moore, American porn star

Places

Australia

Ashton, South Australia

Canada

Ashton, Ontario

New Zealand

Ashton, New Zealand

South Africa

Ashton, South Africa

United Kingdom

England

Ashton, Cheshire
Ashton, Cornwall
Ashton, Devon
Ashton, Hampshire
Ashton, Northamptonshire
- Ashton, East Northamptonshire
- Ashton, South Northamptonshire
Ashton, Peterborough
Ashton, Somerset
Ashton Common, Wiltshire
Ashton Gate, Bristol
Ashton Green, East Sussex
Ashton Hayes, Cheshire
Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire
Ashton under Hill, Worcestershire
Ashton upon Mersey, Greater Manchester
Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
Ashton-on-Ribble, Lancashire
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
- Ashton Canal

Scotland

Ashton, Inverclyde
Ashton Lane, Glasgow

United States

Ashton, Idaho
Ashton, Illinois
Ashton, Maryland
Ashton, Michigan
Ashton, Nebraska
Ashton, South Dakota

Other

Ashton-Tate, software company
Ashton Cricket Club, Ashton-under-Lyne
Ashton United F.C., Ashton-under-Lyne
Avro Ashton, a 1950s British experimental jet airliner
Ashton Anchors, a fictional character from the Star Ocean video game series

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Ashton". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Ashton
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Dean Ashton	51	Al Hunter Ashton	7
Ashton Canal	45	Alan Ashton	13
Brian Ashton	35	Alan Ashton (Australian politician)	4
List of works by Clark Ashton Smith	33	Alan Ashton (executive)	7
Ashton Gifford House	32	Andrew Ashton	6
Brian Ashton (rugby player)	23	Arielle Gastineau Ashton	13
Ashton Kutcher	22	Ashton	12
Ashton Township, Lee County, Illinois	22	Ashton (VA) Middle School	7
Brent Ashton	21	Ashton Arcades	4
Eric Ashton	21	Ashton Athletic F.C.	10
Bower Ashton	20	Ashton C. Shallenberger	9
Avro Ashton	19	Ashton C.C.	4
Clark Ashton Smith	19	Ashton Canal	45
Susan Ashton	19	Ashton Carter	9
St Martin's Church, Ashton upon Mersey	18	Ashton College	5
Brook Lynn Ashton	18	Ashton Common	6
Ashton Gate stadium	17	Ashton Court	16
Ned Ashton	17	Ashton Court Festival	12
Steve Ashton	16	Ashton Dearholt	5
Ashton Court	16	Ashton Gate	13
Ashton Hayes	16	Ashton Gate stadium	17
Clark Ashton Smith deities	16	Ashton Gifford House	32
Chris Ashton	16	Ashton Green	10
Ashton Meadows Public School	16	Ashton Hayes	16
Joseph Ashton	15	Ashton Holmes	6
Ashton United F.C.	15	Ashton House (Syracuse, New York)	9
John Ashton	15	Ashton J. Mouton	12
Larry Ashton	14	Ashton Keynes	11
Curzon Ashton F.C.	14	Ashton Keynes Castle	4
Marvin J. Ashton	14	Ashton Kutcher	22
Alan Ashton	13	Ashton Lane	8
Ashton Gate	13	Ashton Lever	4
Arielle Gastineau Ashton	13	Ashton Lewis	9
Ashton Park Secondary School	12	Ashton Lunceford	3
Ashton	12	Ashton Meadows Public School	16
Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland	12	Ashton Memorial	5
Long Ashton	12	Ashton Moore	7
Ashton J. Mouton	12	Ashton Moss railway station	3
Ashton Court Festival	12	Ashton Moss Transmitter	7
Steeple Ashton	11	Ashton North End F.C.	5
Ashton Keynes	11	Ashton Observatory	4
Lost Worlds: The Journal of Clark Ashton Smith Studies	11	Ashton Oxenden	10
Frederick Ashton	11	Ashton Park	5
Ashton Green	10	Ashton Park Parade (Ashton-under-Lyne) railway station	2
Jon Ashton	10	Ashton Park Secondary School	12
Cold Ashton	10	Ashton Raggatt McDougall	4
John F. Ashton	10	Ashton Ryan	6
Ashton Oxenden	10	Ashton Shepherd	8
Juli Ashton	10	Ashton Sims	7
Neil Ashton	10	Ashton Smith	4
Ashton Athletic F.C.	10	Ashton Stevens	2
Brian Ashton (politician)	10	Ashton Town A.F.C.	2
Claud Ashton Jones	9	Ashton Township, Lee County, Illinois	22
Wesley Ashton Gordon	9	Ashton under Hill	7
Ashton House (Syracuse, New York)	9	Ashton United F.C.	15
Ashton Lewis	9	Ashton upon Mersey	3
Ashton Carter	9	Ashton Youboty	8
Ashton C. Shallenberger	9	Avro Ashton	19
Long Ashton Research Station	9	Baron Ashton	3
Bill Ashton	9	Baron Ashton of Hyde	3
Nathan Ashton	9	Bill Ashton	9
Zach Ashton	8	Bill Ashton (cartoonist)	3
Ashton Shepherd	8	Bill Ashton (jazz musician)	3
Ashton Lane	8	Bower Ashton	20
The Black Book of Clark Ashton Smith	8	Brent Ashton	21
Julian Howard Ashton	8	Brian Ashton	35
Ashton Youboty	8	Brian Ashton (politician)	10
Ashton (VA) Middle School	7	Brian Ashton (rugby player)	23
Rood Ashton House	7	Brittany Ashton Holmes	2
Ashton under Hill	7	Brook Lynn Ashton	18
Ashton Moore	7	Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland	12
Alan Ashton (executive)	7	Cerney and Ashton Keynes railway station	4
Al Hunter Ashton	7	Charles Ashton	3
Ashton Sims	7	Chez Ashton	3
Hubert Ashton	7	Chris Ashton	16
Ashton Moss Transmitter	7	Circus Joseph Ashton	3
Julian Ashton	6	Clark Ashton Smith	19
West Ashton	6	Clark Ashton Smith deities	16
Joseph Ashton (politician)	6	Claud Ashton Jones	9
Sam Ashton	6	Cold Ashton	10
Ashton Ryan	6	Collin Ashton	5
GWR 4900 Class 4965 Rood Ashton Hall	6	Curzon Ashton F.C.	14
Andrew Ashton	6	David Ashton	4
Ashton Common	6	Dean Ashton	51
Thomas Gair Ashton, 1st Baron Ashton of Hyde	6	Eric Ashton	21
Joseph Ashton (actor)	6	Ernest Charles Ashton	4
John Ashton (diplomat)	6	Ferris Ashton	4
James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton	6	Francis Leslie Ashton	3
Ashton Holmes	6	Frederick Ashton	11
Ashton Park	5	GWR 4900 Class 4965 Rood Ashton Hall	6
Ashton Memorial	5	Gwyn Ashton	5
Collin Ashton	5	Higher Ashton	2
Ashton College	5	Hubert Ashton	7
Ruth Ashton Taylor	5	Hubert Ashton Holden	3
Gwyn Ashton	5	James Ashton	5
John Rowland Ashton	5	James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton	6
Sylvia Ashton	5	John Ashton	15
Niki Ashton	5	John Ashton (actor)	4
T. S. Ashton Prize	5	John Ashton (diplomat)	6
Ron Ashton	5	John Ashton (guitarist)	3
T. S. Ashton	5	John F. Ashton	10
Marvin O. Ashton	5	John Rowland Ashton	5
Kevin Ashton	5	Jon Ashton	10
James Ashton	5	Joseph Ashton	15
Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Railway	5	Joseph Ashton (actor)	6
Ashton Dearholt	5	Joseph Ashton (politician)	6
Ashton North End F.C.	5	Juli Ashton	10
Paice, Ashton & Lord	5	Julian Ashton	6
Selected Letters of Clark Ashton Smith	4	Julian Howard Ashton	8
Ashton Arcades	4	Kevin Ashton	5
Alan Ashton (Australian politician)	4	Larry Ashton	14
Ashton Raggatt McDougall	4	List of works by Clark Ashton Smith	33
Ashton Observatory	4	Long Ashton	12
T. Ashton Thompson	4	Long Ashton Research Station	9
Philip Ashton	4	Lost Worlds: The Journal of Clark Ashton Smith Studies	11
Ferris Ashton	4	Lower Ashton	2
John Ashton (actor)	4	Luke Ashton	4
David Ashton	4	Marcia Ashton	3
Ashton Keynes Castle	4	Marvin Ashton	2
Cerney and Ashton Keynes railway station	4	Marvin J. Ashton	14
Ashton C.C.	4	Marvin O. Ashton	5
Luke Ashton	4	Nathan Ashton	9
Roy Ashton	4	Ned Ashton	17
Ashton Lever	4	Neil Ashton	10
Ashton Smith	4	Niki Ashton	5
Ernest Charles Ashton	4	Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Railway	5
Bill Ashton (jazz musician)	3	Paice, Ashton & Lord	5
Steve Ashton (presenter)	3	Philip Ashton	4
Bill Ashton (cartoonist)	3	Ron Ashton	5
Circus Joseph Ashton	3	Rood Ashton House	7
Ashton Lunceford	3	Roy Ashton	4
Hubert Ashton Holden	3	Ruth Ashton Taylor	5
Chez Ashton	3	Sam Ashton	6
Tony Ashton	3	Selected Letters of Clark Ashton Smith	4
Ashton Moss railway station	3	St Martin's Church, Ashton upon Mersey	18
Baron Ashton of Hyde	3	Steeple Ashton	11
Ashton upon Mersey	3	Steve Ashton	16
Marcia Ashton	3	Steve Ashton (presenter)	3
Francis Leslie Ashton	3	Susan Ashton	19
John Ashton (guitarist)	3	Sylvia Ashton	5
Charles Ashton	3	T. Ashton Thompson	4
Baron Ashton	3	T. S. Ashton	5
Brittany Ashton Holmes	2	T. S. Ashton Prize	5
Zawe Ashton	2	The Black Book of Clark Ashton Smith	8
Ashton Park Parade (Ashton-under-Lyne) railway station	2	Thomas Gair Ashton, 1st Baron Ashton of Hyde	6
Ashton Stevens	2	Tony Ashton	3
Ashton Town A.F.C.	2	Wesley Ashton Gordon	9
Higher Ashton	2	West Ashton	6
Marvin Ashton	2	Zach Ashton	8
Lower Ashton	2	Zawe Ashton	2
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Translations: Ashton

Language	Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Hebrew	אשטון קוצ'ר (Ashton Kutcher). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, Ashton. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit	אשטון קוצ'ר (Ashton Kutcher). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, Ashton. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese	灰トン (Ashton, ashtons). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Ashton. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations).		Top

Language	Translations for “Ashton” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag	Athagashtathagon (Ashton). Additional references: Athag, Ashton. (volunteer)
Double Dutch	Agashtagon (Ashton). Additional references: Double Dutch, Ashton. (volunteer)
Leet	@$]~[7¤^/ (Ashton). Additional references: Leet, Ashton. (volunteer)
Oppish	Opashtopon (Ashton). Additional references: Oppish, Ashton. (volunteer)
Pig Latin	Ashtonway (Ashton). Additional references: Pig Latin, Ashton. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi	Ubashtubon (Ashton). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Ashton. (volunteer)
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