| 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 (someone). [11 definitions] |
| askance |
with a sideways glance; indirectly. [2 definitions] |
| ask around |
to try to find out something by asking people of one's acquaintance the same question. |
| askew |
not straight; awry. [2 definitions] |
| 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). |
| ask out |
to invite (someone) to go out on a date. |
| aslant |
in a slanting direction; obliquely; slantingly. [2 definitions] |
| asleep |
sleeping. [7 definitions] |
| as long as |
on the condition that; provided that. [3 definitions] |
| 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. |
| asp |
any of several small, poisonous snakes found in Africa and Asia Minor, such as the cobra or horned viper. |