| 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] |
| assembly |
a group of people gathered together, usu. for a specific purpose. [4 definitions] |
| assembly line |
a set-up in a factory whereby a product being put together passes, in moving along a track, conveyor belt, or the like, a succession of stations with workers, each of whom adds, adjusts, or secures apart to the whole. |
| assemblyman |
a male member of a legislative assembly. |
| assemblywoman |
a female member of a legislative assembly. |
| assent |
to agree or give approval; concur (usu. fol. by to). [3 definitions] |
| assert |
to state with force or confidence. [3 definitions] |
| assertion |
a declaration or statement, often without support or proof. [2 definitions] |
| assertive |
forward or aggressive in speech or action. |
| assess |
to evaluate. [3 definitions] |
| assessable |
combined form of assess. |
| assessment |
the amount of a tax, fine, or the like that is assessed. [3 definitions] |
| assessor |
one who assesses for tax purposes. [2 definitions] |
| asset |
a useful or desirable quality or thing. [3 definitions] |
| asseverate |
to declare with solemnity and earnestness; affirm. |
| asshole |
(vulgar) the anus. [4 definitions] |