| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| asafetida | noun | Alt. of Asafoetida |
| asbestine | adjective | Of or pertaining to asbestus, or partaking of its nature; incombustible; asbestic. |
| asbestous | adjective | Asbestic. |
| ascarides | plural | of Ascarid |
| ascending | present participle & vb. noun | of Ascend, Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite. |
| ascendant | noun | Ascent; height; elevation., The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one’s birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person’s life and fortune., Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one man has the ascendant over another., An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; — opposed to descendant., Alt. of Ascendent |
| ascendent | adjective | Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon., Rising; ascending., Superior; surpassing; ruling. |
| ascension | noun | The act of ascending; a rising; ascent., Specifically: The visible ascent of our Savior on the fortieth day after his resurrection. (Acts i. 9.) Also, Ascension Day., An ascending or arising, as in distillation; also that which arises, as from distillation. |
| ascensive | adjective | Rising; tending to rise, or causing to rise., Augmentative; intensive. |
| ascertain | verb t. | To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to make confident; to assure; to apprise., To make (a thing) certain to the mind; to free from obscurity, doubt, or change; to make sure of; to fix; to determine., To find out or learn for a certainty, by trial, examination, or experiment; to get to know; as, to ascertain the weight of a commodity, or the purity of a metal. |
| ascessant | adjective | See Acescency, Acescent. |
| ascitical | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or affected by, ascites; dropsical. |
| asclepiad | noun | A choriambic verse, first used by the Greek poet Asclepias, consisting of four feet, viz., a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus. |
| asclepias | noun | A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and some other species having medicinal properties. |
| ascococci | plural | of Ascococcus |
| ascospore | noun | One of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi. [See Illust. of Ascus.] |
| ascribing | present participle & vb. noun | of Ascribe |
| asexually | adverb | In an asexual manner; without sexual agency. |
| ashamedly | adverb | Bashfully. |
| ashantees | plural | of Ashantee |
| ashlaring | noun | Alt. of Ashlering |
| ashlering | noun | The act of bedding ashlar in mortar., Ashlar when in thin slabs and made to serve merely as a case to the body of the wall., The short upright pieces between the floor beams and rafters in garrets. See Ashlar, 2. |
| ashtaroth | plural | of Ashtoreth |
| ashtoreth | noun | The principal female divinity of the Phoenicians, as Baal was the principal male divinity. |
| asininity | noun | The quality of being asinine; stupidity combined with obstinacy. |
| asiphonea | noun pl. | Alt. of Asiphonida |
| asomatous | adjective | Without a material body; incorporeal. |
| asparagus | noun | A genus of perennial plants belonging to the natural order Liliaceae, and having erect much branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers. Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species cultivated in gardens., The young and tender shoots of A. officinalis, which form a valuable and well-known article of food. |
| aspectant | adjective | Facing each other. |
| aspection | noun | The act of viewing; a look. |
| asperated | imp. & past participle | of Asperate |
| aspergill | noun | Alt. of Aspergillum |
| aspermous | adjective | Destitute of seeds; aspermatous. |
| aspersing | present participle & vb. noun | of Asperse |
| aspersion | noun | A sprinkling, as with water or dust, in a literal sense., The spreading of calumniations reports or charges which tarnish reputation, like the bespattering of a body with foul water; calumny. |
| aspersive | adjective | Tending to asperse; defamatory; slanderous. |
| aspersoir | noun | An aspergill. |
| asphaltum | noun | Mineral pitch, Jews’ pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and burns when heated, leaving no residue. It occurs on the surface and shores of the Dead Sea, which is therefore called Asphaltites, or the Asphaltic Lake. It is found also in many parts of Asia, Europe, and America. See Bitumen., A composition of bitumen, pitch, lime, and gravel, used for forming pavements, and as a water-proof cement for bridges, roofs, etc.; asphaltic cement. Artificial asphalt is prepared from coal tar, lime, sand, etc. |
| asphaltic | adjective | Pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing, asphalt; bituminous. |
| asphaltus | noun | See Asphalt. |
| asphyctic | adjective | Pertaining to asphyxia. |
| asphyxial | adjective | Of or relating to asphyxia; as, asphyxial phenomena. |
| asphyxied | past participle | In a state of asphyxia; suffocated. |
| aspirated | imp. & past participle | of Aspirate, Pronounced with the h sound or with audible breath. |
| aspirator | noun | An apparatus for passing air or gases through or over certain liquids or solids, or for exhausting a closed vessel, by means of suction., An instrument for the evacuation of the fluid contents of tumors or collections of blood. |
| assailing | present participle & vb. noun | of Assail |
| assailant | adjective | Assailing; attacking., One who, or that which, assails, attacks, or assaults; an assailer. |
| assapanic | noun | The American flying squirrel (Pteromys volucella). |
| assastion | noun | Roasting. |
| assaulted | imp. & past participle | of Assault |
| assaulter | noun | One who assaults, or violently attacks; an assailant. |
| assayable | adjective | That may be assayed. |
| assembled | imp. & past participle | of Assemble |
| assembler | noun | One who assembles a number of individuals; also, one of a number assembled. |
| assenting | present participle & vb. noun | of Assent, Giving or implying assent. |
| assentive | adjective | Giving assent; of the nature of assent; complying. |
| asserting | present participle & vb. noun | of Assert |
| assertion | noun | The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced., Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one’s rights or prerogatives. |
| assertive | adjective | Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory. |
| assertory | adjective | Affirming; maintaining. |
| assessing | present participle & vb. noun | of Assess |
| assession | noun | A sitting beside or near. |
| assiduate | adjective | Unremitting; assiduous. |
| assiduity | noun | Constant or close application or attention, particularly to some business or enterprise; diligence., Studied and persevering attention to a person; — usually in the plural. |
| assiduous | adjective | Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive; unremitting., Performed with constant diligence or attention; unremitting; persistent; as, assiduous labor. |
| assigning | present participle & vb. noun | of Assign |
| assisting | present participle & vb. noun | of Assist |
| assistant | adjective | Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary., Of the second grade in the staff of the army; as, an assistant surgeon., One who, or that which, assists; a helper; an auxiliary; a means of help., An attendant; one who is present. |
| assistful | adjective | Helpful. |
| assistive | adjective | Lending aid, helping. |
| associate | verb t. | To join with one, as a friend, companion, partner, or confederate; as, to associate others with us in business, or in an enterprise., To join or connect; to combine in acting; as, particles of gold associated with other substances., To connect or place together in thought., To accompany; to keep company with., To unite in company; to keep company, implying intimacy; as, congenial minds are disposed to associate., To unite in action, or to be affected by the action of a different part of the body., Closely connected or joined with some other, as in interest, purpose, employment, or office; sharing responsibility or authority; as, an associate judge., Admitted to some, but not to all, rights and privileges; as, an associate member., Connected by habit or sympathy; as, associate motions, such as occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motions., A companion; one frequently in company with another, implying intimacy or equality; a mate; a fellow., A partner in interest, as in business; or a confederate in a league., One connected with an association or institution without the full rights or privileges of a regular member; as, an associate of the Royal Academy., Anything closely or usually connected with another; an concomitant. |
| assoilzie | verb t. | Alt. of Assoilyie |
| assoilyie | verb t. | To absolve; to acquit by sentence of court. |
| assonance | noun | Resemblance of sound., A peculiar species of rhyme, in which the last acce`ted vow`l and tnose whioh follow it in one word correspond in sound with the vowels of another word, while the consonants of the two words are unlike in sound; as, calamo and platano, baby and chary., Incomplete correspondence. |
| assorting | present participle & vb. noun | of Assort |
| assuaging | present participle & vb. noun | of Assuage |
| assuasive | adjective | Mitigating; tranquilizing; soothing. |
| assuetude | noun | Accustomedness; habit; habitual use. |
| assumable | adjective | That may be assumed. |
| assumably | adverb | By way of assumption. |
| assumedly | adverb | By assumption. |
| assumpsit | noun | A promise or undertaking, founded on a consideration. This promise may be oral or in writing not under seal. It may be express or implied., An action to recover damages for a breach or nonperformance of a contract or promise, express or implied, oral or in writing not under seal. Common or indebitatus assumpsit is brought for the most part on an implied promise. Special assumpsit is founded on an express promise or undertaking. |
| assurance | noun | The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; that which is designed to give confidence., The state of being assured; firm persuasion; full confidence or trust; freedom from doubt; certainty., Firmness of mind; undoubting, steadiness; intrepidity; courage; confidence; self-reliance., Excess of boldness; impudence; audacity; as, his assurance is intolerable., Betrothal; affiance., Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death., Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed. |
| assuredly | adverb | Certainly; indubitably. |
| assurgent | adjective | Ascending, rising obliquely; curving upward. |
| asteridea | noun pl. | A class of Echinodermata including the true starfishes. The rays vary in number and always have ambulacral grooves below. The body is star-shaped or pentagonal. |
| asthmatic | adjective | Alt. of Asthmatical, A person affected with asthma. |
| astonying | present participle & vb. noun | of Astony |
| astounded | imp. & past participle | of Astound |
| astrachan | adjective & noun | See Astrakhan. |
| astraddle | adverb | In a straddling position; astride; bestriding; as, to sit astraddle a horse. |
| astrakhan | adjective | Of or pertaining to Astrakhan in Russia or its products; made of an Astrakhan skin., The skin of stillborn or young lambs of that region, the curled wool of which resembles fur. |
| astricted | imp. & past participle | of Astrict |
| astringed | imp. & past participle | of Astringe |
| astringer | noun | A falconer who keeps a goshawk. |
| astrofell | noun | A bitter herb, probably the same as aster, or starwort. |
| astrogeny | noun | The creation or evolution of the stars or the heavens. |
| astrogony | noun | Same as Astrogeny. |
| astrolabe | noun | An instrument for observing or showing the positions of the stars. It is now disused., A stereographic projection of the sphere on the plane of a great circle, as the equator, or a meridian; a planisphere. |
| astrology | noun | In its etymological signification, the science of the stars; among the ancients, synonymous with astronomy; subsequently, the art of judging of the influences of the stars upon human affairs, and of foretelling events by their position and aspects. |
| astronomy | noun | Astrology., The science which treats of the celestial bodies, of their magnitudes, motions, distances, periods of revolution, eclipses, constitution, physical condition, and of the causes of their various phenomena., A treatise on, or text-book of, the science. |
| astrophel | noun | See Astrofel. |
| astucious | adjective | Subtle; cunning; astute. |
| asymmetry | noun | Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, esp. want of bilateral symmetry., Incommensurability. |
| asymptote | noun | A line which approaches nearer to some curve than assignable distance, but, though infinitely extended, would never meet it. Asymptotes may be straight lines or curves. A rectilinear asymptote may be conceived as a tangent to the curve at an infinite distance. |
| asyndetic | adjective | Characterized by the use of asyndeton; not connected by conjunctions. |
| asyndeton | noun | A figure which omits the connective; as, I came, I saw, I conquered. It stands opposed to polysyndeton. |