| Assyria |
an ancient empire in Southwest Asia between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean, with an extension into Egypt. |
| Assyrian |
of or pertaining to Assyria or its people, culture, language, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| Astana |
the former name of the capital city of Kazakhstan. |
| Astarte |
in Semitic mythology, a goddess of love and fertility. |
| astatine |
a highly radioactive chemical element of the halogen group that has eighty-five protons in each nucleus. (symbol: At) |
| -aster |
one that is inferior or merely imitative. |
| aster |
any of a large family of plants whose white, pink, blue, or purple flowers consist of numerous narrow petals around a yellow center. |
| asterisk |
a sign (*) used to indicate a footnote, an omission, or a break in the text, and for various other purposes. [2 definitions] |
| asteriskless |
combined form of asterisk. |
| asterism |
in printing, three asterisks arranged in a triangle, used to call attention to a passage of text. [2 definitions] |
| astern |
behind a boat or aircraft. [2 definitions] |
| asteroid |
any of thousands of celestial bodies with diameters between one and five hundred miles that revolve around the sun in orbits that lie mostly between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars; planetoid. |
| as the crow flies |
in the straightest route. |
| asthenia |
loss or lack of physical strength; weakness; debility. |
| asthma |
a chronic respiratory disorder characterized by labored breathing, wheezing, and a feeling of tightness in the chest, often caused by an allergy. |
| asthmatic |
suffering from asthma. [3 definitions] |
| as though |
as if. |
| astigmatic |
pertaining to or having astigmatism. [3 definitions] |
| astigmatism |
an irregularity in the curvature of a lens, including that of the eye, that prevents rays of light from meeting in a single focal point, resulting in an indistinct or distorted image. [2 definitions] |
| astilbe |
any plant of the genus Astilbe, having small red, white, or pink flowers. |
| astir |
in action; moving. [2 definitions] |