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ask around to try to find out something by asking people of one's acquaintance the same question.
askew not straight; awry. [2 definitions]
asking price the price or cost of an item for sale (used by a seller usu. to indicate a willingness to accept less money after bargaining).
ask out to invite (someone) to go out on a date.
aslant in a slanting direction; obliquely; slantingly. [2 definitions]
asleep sleeping. [7 definitions]
as long as on the condition that; provided that. [3 definitions]
aslope at a slant; sloping.
Asmara the capital of Eritrea.
asocial not seeking the company of others; not gregarious, sometimes because lacking social skills. [2 definitions]
as of beginning on; from.
asp any of several small, poisonous snakes found in Africa and Asia Minor, such as the cobra or horned viper.
asparagine a nonessential amino acid found in proteins that is derived from aspartate.
asparagus a tall branching plant related to the lily, whose young shoots are cultivated and eaten as a vegetable.
asparkle glittering; sparkling.
aspartame an artificial sweetener about two hundred times sweeter than sucrose, synthesized from amino acids and used as a low-calorie sugar substitute in manufactured soft drinks, cereals, cookies, and the like.
aspartate the ionic form of aspartic acid, which is a nonessential amino acid found in proteins.
aspartic acid a nonessential amino acid found in proteins.
ASPCA abbreviation of "American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals."
aspect an element or part. [5 definitions]
aspen any of several poplar trees whose leaves flutter in the slightest breeze.