| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |