| 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. |
| asparagine |
a nonessential amino acid found in proteins that is derived from aspartate. |
| asparagus |
a tall branching plant related to the lily, whose young shoots are cultivated and eaten as a vegetable. |
| asparkle |
glittering; sparkling. |
| aspartame |
an artificial sweetener about two hundred times sweeter than sucrose, synthesized from amino acids and used as a low-calorie sugar substitute in manufactured soft drinks, cereals, cookies, and the like. |
| aspartate |
the ionic form of aspartic acid, which is a nonessential amino acid found in proteins. |
| aspartic acid |
a nonessential amino acid found in proteins. |
| ASPCA |
abbreviation of "American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals." |
| aspect |
an element or part. [5 definitions] |
| aspen |
any of several poplar trees whose leaves flutter in the slightest breeze. |