| Asian American |
of or pertaining to Americans of Asian descent or their history or culture. [2 definitions] |
| Asian flu |
a virulent strain of the influenza virus that probably spread from Asia; Asian influenza. |
| Asiatic |
of or pertaining to Asia or its peoples; Asian. |
| Asiatic Barred Zone |
a region including most of Asia from which immigration to the United States was banned as part of the Immigration Act of 1917. |
| Asiatic cholera |
an acute, infectious, often fatal disease caused by bacteria and characterized by severe diarrhea, intestinal cramps, and dehydration; cholera. |
| Asiatic pennywort |
a small creeping plant used in herbal medicine; Centella. |
| aside |
on the side; toward the side. [6 definitions] |
| aside from |
with the exception of; besides. |
| as if |
how it would be if. |
| asinine |
silly or willfully stupid. [2 definitions] |
| ask |
to put a question to. [6 definitions] |
| askance |
with a sideways glance; indirectly. [2 definitions] |
| askew |
not straight; awry. |
| 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). |
| aslant |
in a slanting direction; obliquely; slantingly. [2 definitions] |
| asleep |
sleeping. [7 definitions] |
| as long as |
since; on the condition of. |
| 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. |