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2ascendant also ascendent adjective 1 : moving upward

2 : DOMINANT

as·cen·sion noun : the act or process of ascending

Ascension Day noun : the Thursday 40 days after Easter observed in commemoration of Christ's ascension into heaven

as·cent noun 1 a : the act of mounting upward : CLIMB

b : an upward slope or rising grade

2 : an advance in social status or reputation

Synonyms

[1a] climb, rise, soar; also boost, hike, increase, raise

Antonyms

descent, dip, drop, fall

[2] advancement, elevation, promotion, rise, upgrade—more at ADVANCEMENT

as·cer·tain verb : to learn with certainty

— as·cer·tain·able adjective

Synonyms

catch on, discover, find out, hear, learn, realize, see—more at DISCOVER

detect, determine, discover, find, find out, learn, locate—more at FIND

as·cet·ic adjective : practicing self-denial esp. for spiritual reasons : AUSTERE

— ascetic noun

— as·cet·i·cism noun

ASCII noun [ORIGIN: American Standard Code for Information Interchange]

: a computer code for representing alphanumeric information

ascor·bic acid noun : VITAMIN C

as·cot noun [ORIGIN: Ascot Heath, racetrack near Ascot, England]

: a broad neck scarf that is looped under the chin

as·cribe verb as·cribed; as·crib·ing : to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : ATTRIBUTE

— as·crib·able adjective

— as·crip·tion noun

Synonyms

accredit, attribute, credit, impute—more at CREDIT

asep·tic adjective : free or freed from disease-causing germs

Synonyms

hygienic, sanitary, sterile—more at SANITARY

asex·u·al adjective 1 : lacking sex or functional sex organs

2 : occurring or formed without the production and union of two kinds of germ cells <~ reproduction>

— asex·u·al·ly adverb

as for preposition : with regard to : CONCERNING

1ash noun 1 : any of a genus of trees related to the olive and having winged seeds and bark with grooves and ridges

2 : the tough elastic wood of an ash

2ash noun 1 : the solid matter left when material is burned

2 : fine mineral particles from a volcano

3 plural : the remains of the dead human body after cremation or disintegration

ashamed adjective 1 : feeling shame

2 : restrained by anticipation of shame <~ to say anything>

— asham·ed·ly adverb

Synonyms

contrite, guilty, hangdog, penitent, remorseful, repentant, shamefaced—more at GUILTY

ash·en adjective : resembling ashes (as in color); especially : deadly pale

Synonyms

cadaverous, livid, lurid, pale, pasty, peaked—more at PALE

ash·lar noun : hewn or squared stone; also : masonry of such stone

ashore adverb : on or to the shore

as how conjunction : THAT

ash·ram noun : a religious retreat esp. of a Hindu sage

ash·tray noun : a receptacle for tobacco ashes

Ash Wednesday noun : the 1st day of Lent

ashy adjective ash·i·er; -est : resembling ashes (as in color); especially : deadly pale : ASHEN

Asian adjective : of, relating to, or characteristic of the continent of Asia or its people

— Asian noun

1aside adverb 1 : to or toward the side

2 : out of the way : AWAY

2aside noun : an actor's words heard by the audience but supposedly not by other characters on stage

aside from preposition 1 : BESIDES