| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| asbestic | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or resembling asbestus; inconsumable; asbestine. |
| asbestus | noun | Alt. of Asbestos |
| asbestos | noun | A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in long and delicate fibers, or in fibrous masses or seams, usually of a white, gray, or green-gray color. The name is also given to a similar variety of serpentine. |
| ascended | imp. & past participle | of Ascend |
| ascidian | noun | One of the Ascidioidea, or in a more general sense, one of the Tunicata. Also as an adj. |
| ascidium | noun | A pitcher-shaped, or flask-shaped, organ or appendage of a plant, as the leaves of the pitcher plant, or the little bladderlike traps of the bladderwort (Utricularia)., A genus of simple ascidians, which formerly included most of the known species. It is sometimes used as a name for the Ascidioidea, or for all the Tunicata. |
| ascribed | imp. & past participle | of Ascribe |
| ashantee | noun | A native or an inhabitant of Ashantee in Western Africa., Of or pertaining to Ashantee. |
| ash-fire | noun | A low fire used in chemical operations. |
| ash-oven | noun | A furnace or oven for fritting materials for glass making. |
| assinego | noun | A stupid fellow., See Asinego. |
| asmonean | adjective | Of or pertaining to the patriotic Jewish family to which the Maccabees belonged; Maccabean; as, the Asmonean dynasty., One of the Asmonean family. The Asmoneans were leaders and rulers of the Jews from 168 to 35 b. c. |
| aspartic | adjective | Pertaining to, or derived, asparagine; as, aspartic acid. |
| aspected | adjective | Having an aspect. |
| asperate | verb t. | To make rough or uneven. |
| asperges | noun | The service or ceremony of sprinkling with holy water., The brush or instrument used in sprinkling holy water; an aspergill. |
| asperity | noun | Roughness of surface; unevenness; — opposed to smoothness., Roughness or harshness of sound; that quality which grates upon the ear; raucity., Roughness to the taste; sourness; tartness., Moral roughness; roughness of manner; severity; crabbedness; harshness; — opposed to mildness., Sharpness; disagreeableness; difficulty. |
| asperous | adjective | Rough; uneven. |
| aspersed | imp. & past participle | of Asperse, Having an indefinite number of small charges scattered or strewed over the surface., Bespattered; slandered; calumniated. |
| asperser | noun | One who asperses; especially, one who vilifies another. |
| asphalte | noun | Asphaltic mastic or cement. See Asphalt, 2. |
| asphodel | noun | A general name for a plant of the genus Asphodelus. The asphodels are hardy perennial plants, several species of which are cultivated for the beauty of their flowers. |
| asphyxia | noun | Alt. of Asphyxy |
| aspirant | adjective | Aspiring., One who aspires; one who eagerly seeks some high position or object of attainment. |
| aspirate | verb t. | To pronounce with a breathing, an aspirate, or an h sound; as, we aspirate the words horse and house; to aspirate a vowel or a liquid consonant., A sound consisting of, or characterized by, a breath like the sound of h; the breathing h or a character representing such a sound; an aspirated sound., A mark of aspiration (/) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing., An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, etc., Alt. of Aspirated |
| aspiring | present participle & vb. noun | of Aspire, That aspires; as, an Aspiring mind. |
| assailed | imp. & past participle | of Assail |
| assailer | noun | One who assails. |
| assamese | adjective | Of or pertaining to Assam, a province of British India, or to its inhabitants., A native or natives of Assam. |
| assassin | noun | One who kills, or attempts to kill, by surprise or secret assault; one who treacherously murders any one unprepared for defense., To assassinate. |
| assaying | present participle & vb. noun | of Assay, The act or process of testing, esp. of analyzing or examining metals and ores, to determine the proportion of pure metal. |
| assecure | verb t. | To make sure or safe; to assure. |
| assemble | verb t. | To collect into one place or body; to bring or call together; to convene; to congregate., To meet or come together, as a number of individuals; to convene; to congregate., To liken; to compare. |
| assembly | noun | A company of persons collected together in one place, and usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and legislation, for worship, or for social entertainment., A collection of inanimate objects., A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a signal to troops to assemble. |
| assented | imp. & past participle | of Assent |
| assenter | noun | One who assents. |
| asserted | imp. & past participle | of Assert |
| asserter | noun | One who asserts; one who avers pr maintains; an assertor. |
| assertor | noun | One who asserts or avers; one who maintains or vindicates a claim or a right; an affirmer, supporter, or vindicator; a defender; an asserter. |
| assessed | imp. & past participle | of Assess |
| assessee | noun | One who is assessed. |
| assessor | verb | One appointed or elected to assist a judge or magistrate with his special knowledge of the subject to be decided; as legal assessors, nautical assessors., One who sits by another, as next in dignity, or as an assistant and adviser; an associate in office., One appointed to assess persons or property for the purpose of taxation. |
| assidean | noun | One of a body of devoted Jews who opposed the Hellenistic Jews, and supported the Asmoneans. |
| assident | adjective | Usually attending a disease, but not always; as, assident signs, or symptoms. |
| assiento | noun | A contract or convention between Spain and other powers for furnishing negro slaves for the Spanish dominions in America, esp. the contract made with Great Britain in 1713. |
| assigned | imp. & past participle | of Assign |
| assignat | noun | One of the notes, bills, or bonds, issued as currency by the revolutionary government of France (1790-1796), and based on the security of the lands of the church and of nobles which had been appropriated by the state. |
| assignee | verb | A person to whom an assignment is made; a person appointed or deputed by another to do some act, perform some business, or enjoy some right, privilege, or property; as, an assignee of a bankrupt. See Assignment (c). An assignee may be by special appointment or deed, or be created by jaw; as an executor., In England, the persons appointed, under a commission of bankruptcy, to manage the estate of a bankrupt for the benefit of his creditors. |
| assigner | noun | One who assigns, appoints, allots, or apportions. |
| assignor | noun | An assigner; a person who assigns or transfers an interest; as, the assignor of a debt or other chose in action. |
| assisted | imp. & past participle | of Assist |
| assister | noun | An assistant; a helper. |
| assistor | noun | A assister. |
| assizing | present participle & vb. noun | of Assize |
| assonant | adjective | Having a resemblance of sounds., Pertaining to the peculiar species of rhyme called assonance; not consonant. |
| assonate | verb i. | To correspond in sound. |
| assorted | imp. & past participle | of Assort, Selected; culled. |
| assuaged | imp. & past participle | of Assuage |
| assuager | noun | One who, or that which, assuages. |
| assuming | present participle & vb. noun | of Assume, Pretentious; taking much upon one’s self; presumptuous. |
| assument | noun | A patch; an addition; a piece put on. |
| assuring | present participle & vb. noun | of Assure, That assures; tending to assure; giving confidence. |
| assyrian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Assyria, or to its inhabitants., A native or an inhabitant of Assyria; the language of Assyria. |
| asterias | noun | A genus of echinoderms. |
| asterion | noun | The point on the side of the skull where the lambdoid, parieto-mastoid and occipito-mastoid sutures. |
| asterisk | noun | The figure of a star, thus, /, used in printing and writing as a reference to a passage or note in the margin, to supply the omission of letters or words, or to mark a word or phrase as having a special character. |
| asterism | noun | A constellation., A small cluster of stars., An asterisk, or mark of reference., Three asterisks placed in this manner, /, to direct attention to a particular passage., An optical property of some crystals which exhibit a star-shaped by reflected light, as star sapphire, or by transmitted light, as some mica. |
| asternal | adjective | Not sternal; — said of ribs which do not join the sternum. |
| asteroid | noun | A starlike body; esp. one of the numerous small planets whose orbits lie between those of Mars and Jupiter; — called also planetoids and minor planets. |
| asthenia | noun | Alt. of Astheny |
| asthenic | adjective | Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating. |
| astomous | adjective | Not possessing a mouth. |
| astonied | past participle | Stunned; astonished. See Astony., of Astony |
| astonish | verb t. | To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow., To strike with sudden fear, terror, or wonder; to amaze; to surprise greatly, as with something unaccountable; to confound with some sudden emotion or passion. |
| astraean | adjective | Pertaining to the genus Astraea or the family Astraeidae., A coral of the family Astraeidae; a star coral. |
| astragal | noun | A convex molding of rounded surface, generally from half to three quarters of a circle., A round molding encircling a cannon near the mouth. |
| astringe | verb t. | To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress., To bind by moral or legal obligation. |
| astrofel | noun | Alt. of Astrofell |
| astroite | noun | A radiated stone or fossil; star-stone. |
| astucity | noun | Craftiness; astuteness. |
| asturian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Asturias in Spain., A native of Asturias. |
| astyllen | noun | A small dam to prevent free passage of water in an adit or level. |
| aswooned | adverb | In a swoon. |
| asystole | noun | A weakening or cessation of the contractile power of the heart. |