| Ashkhabad |
the capital of Turkmenistan. |
| ashlar |
a squared block of stone. [3 definitions] |
| ashore |
to or onto the shore. [2 definitions] |
| ashram |
the residence, usu. secluded, of a Hindu philosopher or religious teacher to whom followers come for instruction. [2 definitions] |
| ashtray |
a container for tobacco ashes. |
| Ashur |
in Assyrian mythology, the principal god and god of war and empire. |
| Ash Wednesday |
the first day of Lent, on which some Christians put ashes on their foreheads as a sign of penitence. |
| ashy |
the color of ashes; ashen. [3 definitions] |
| Asia |
a large continent in the Eastern Hemisphere, bounded by the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, the Red Sea, and eastern Europe. |
| Asia Minor |
a large West Asian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, on which most of Turkey is located. |
| Asian |
of or having to do with Asia, or its people or languages. [2 definitions] |
| Asian American |
an American of Asian descent. |
| Asian-American |
of or pertaining to Americans of Asian descent or to their history or culture. |
| 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. |