ASPERSION
ASPER'SION, noun1. A sprinkling, as of water or dust, in a literal sense.2. The spreading of calumnious reports or charges, which tarnish reputation, like the bespattering of a ...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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ASPHALT
ASPHALT'ASPHALT'IC, adjective Pertaining to asphalt or containing it; bituminous.
ASPHALTIC
ASPHALT'IC, a. Pertaining to asphalt, or containing it; bituminous.
ASPHALTITE
ASPHALT'ITE, adjective Pertaining to or containing asphalt.
ASPHALTUM
ASPHALT'UM, noun [Gr.] Bitumen Judaicum, Jew's pitch; a smooth, hard, brittle, black or brown substance, which breaks with a polish, melts easily when heated, and when pure, bur...
ASPHODEL
AS'PHODEL, noun [Latin and Gr. See Theoph.]King's-spear; a genus of lilaceous plants, cultivated for the beauty of their flowers. The ancients planted asphodels near graves, to ...
ASPHURELATES
ASPHU'RELATES, noun [Gr. priv. and a hammer; not malleable.]A series of semimetallic fossils, fusible by fire, and in their purest state not malleable. In their native state, th...
ASPHYXY
ASPHYX'Y, noun [Gr. of a priv. and pulse.]A temporary suspension of the motion of the heart and arteries; swooning; fainting.ASP'IC, noun1. The asp, which see.2. A piece of ordn...
ASPIC
ASP'IC, noun [Latin aspis; Gr. a round shield and an asp; supposed to be from Heb. to gather in, or collect; from the coil of this serpent, with his head elevated in the center,...
ASPIRANT
ASPI'RANT, noun [See aspire.] One who aspires, breathes after, or seeks with eagerness.
ASPIRATE
AS'PIRATE, verb transitive [Latin aspiro, to breathe or blow; Gr. to palpitate, from spiro. See Spire, Spirit.]To pronounce with a breathing or full emission of breath. We aspir...
ASPIRATED
AS'PIRATED, participle passive Uttered with a strong emission of breath.
ASPIRATING
AS'PIRATING, participle present tense Pronouncing with a full breath.
ASPIRATION
ASPIRA'TION, noun1. The pronunciation of a letter with a full emission of breath.2. A breathing after; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly of spiritual blessings.3. The act of asp...
ASPIRE
ASPI'RE, verb intransitive [Latin aspiro, to breathe. See Aspirate.]1. To desire with eagerness; to pant after an object, great, noble or spiritual; followed by to or after; as ...
ASPIRER
ASPI'RER, noun One who aspires; one who aims to rise in power or consequence, or to accomplish some important object.
ASPIRING
ASPI'RING, participle present tense Desiring eagerly; aiming at something noble, great, or spiritual.ASPI'RING, adjective Ambitious; animated with an ardent desire of power, imp...
ASPORTATION
ASPORTA'TION, noun [Latin asportatio, of abs and porto, to carry. See Bear.]A carrying away. In law, the felonious removal of goods from the place where they were deposited, is ...
ASQUINT
ASQUINT', adverb [See Askance, and Squint.]1. To the corner or angle of the eye; obliquely; towards one side; not in the straight line of vision; as, to look asquint2. Not with ...
ASS
'ASS, noun [Latin asinus; Gr. an ear.]1. A quadruped of the equine genus. This animal has long slouching ears, a short mane, and a tail covered with long hairs at the end. He is...
ASS-HEAD
'ASS-HEAD, noun [ass and head.] One dull, like the ass; one slow of apprehension; a blockhead.
ASS-LIKE
'ASS-LIKE, adjective Resembling an ass.
ASSAI
ASS'AI, A term in music; added to a word signifying slow, it denotes a little quicker; and to a word signifying quick, it denotes a little slower.
ASSAIL
ASSA'IL, verb transitive [Latin assilio, to leap or rush upon, of ad and salio, to leap, to rise.]1. To leap or fall upon by violence; to assault; to attack suddenly, as when on...
ASSAILABLE
ASSA'ILABLE, adjective That may be assailed, attacked or invaded.
ASSAILANT
ASSA'ILANT, noun One who assails, attacks or assaults.ASSA'ILANT, adjective Assaulting; attacking; invading with violence.
ASSAILED
ASSA'ILED, participle passive Assaulted; invaded; attacked with violence.