| assailable |
open to attack or assault; vulnerable. |
| assailant |
a person who attacks another with intent to injure physically, socially, or emotionally. |
| assassin |
one who murders for money or for ideological reasons. [2 definitions] |
| assassinate |
to murder for pay or for ideological reasons. [2 definitions] |
| assault |
a violent physical or verbal attack. [5 definitions] |
| assault and battery |
in law, the act of, and charge against, an offender who threatens and carries out the threat to attack or do other physical violence to another. |
| assay |
to try out or test. [8 definitions] |
| assemblage |
a collection or gathering of people or things; assembly. [4 definitions] |
| assemble |
to gather (things or persons) into a group. [3 definitions] |
| assembly |
a group of people gathered together, usu. for a specific purpose. [4 definitions] |
| assembly line |
a set-up in a factory whereby a product being put together passes, in moving along a track, conveyor belt, or the like, a succession of stations with workers, each of whom adds, adjusts, or secures apart to the whole. |
| assemblyman |
a male member of a legislative assembly. |
| assemblywoman |
a female member of a legislative assembly. |
| assent |
to consent, agree, or give approval (usu. fol. by "to"). [3 definitions] |
| assert |
to state with force or confidence. [3 definitions] |
| assertion |
a declaration or statement, often without support or proof. [2 definitions] |
| assertive |
forward or aggressive in speech or action. |
| assess |
to examine and try to discover the extent, quality, or nature of; evaluate; measure. [3 definitions] |
| assessable |
combined form of assess. |
| assessment |
the amount of a tax, fine, or the like that is assessed. [3 definitions] |
| assessor |
one who assesses for tax purposes. [2 definitions] |