| aspirate |
in phonetics, to pronounce (a speech sound) with an audible release or rush of air, as the "h" in "helium" or the "p" in "pickle". [5 definitions] |
| aspiration |
ambition, goal, or aim. [2 definitions] |
| aspirator |
a device that removes gas or fluids by suction, esp. one used to evacuate a body cavity. |
| aspire |
to want strongly; have as an aim (usu. fol. by "to" "after," or an infinitive). |
| aspirin |
a drug used to relieve pain and reduce symptoms of fever or inflammation. [2 definitions] |
| asquint |
with an oblique or sidelong glance; out of the corner of the eye; askance. |
| as regards |
in reference to; in relation to. |
| ass |
a long-eared, usu. domesticated animal related to the horse; donkey. [3 definitions] |
| assafetida |
a variant of asafetida. |
| assai1 |
very (used with tempo directions in music). |
| assai2 |
a small slender palm tree native to Brazil that bears edible fleshy purple fruit. [2 definitions] |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| assailable |
open to attack or assault; vulnerable. |
| assailant |
a person who attacks another with intent to injure physically, socially, or emotionally. |
| assassin |
one who murders for money or for ideological reasons. [2 definitions] |
| assassinate |
to murder for pay or for ideological reasons. [2 definitions] |
| assault |
a violent physical or verbal attack. [5 definitions] |
| assault and battery |
in law, the act of, and charge against, an offender who threatens and carries out the threat to attack or do other physical violence to another. |
| assay |
to try out or test. [8 definitions] |
| assemblage |
a collection or gathering of people or things; assembly. [4 definitions] |
| assemble |
to gather (things or persons) into a group. [3 definitions] |