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2 : something that is asinine

Synonyms

[1, 2] absurdity, craziness, daftness, folly, foolishness, inanity, insanity, lunacy, madness, silliness

ask verb asked ; ask·ing 1 : to call on for an answer

2 : UTTER <~ a question>

3 : to make a request of <~ him for help>

4 : to make a request for <~ help of her>

5 : to set as a price <~ed $800 for the car>

6 : to increase the likelihood of : INVITE

Synonyms

[1] inquire, interrogate, query, question, quiz; also cross-examine, examine, grill, pump

Antonyms

answer, reply, respond

usually ask for [4] call, plead, quest, request, seek, solicit, sue; also apply (for), beg (for), clamor (for), urge

[5] charge, command, demand—more at CHARGE

askance adverb 1 : with a side glance

2 : with distrust

Synonyms

distrustfully, dubiously, mistrustfully, suspiciously; also hesitantly

Antonyms

trustfully

askew adjective : being out of line : AWRY

— askew adverb

Synonyms

awry, cockeyed, crooked, listing, lopsided, oblique, slantwise, uneven—more at AWRY

ASL abbreviation American Sign Language

1aslant adverb or adjective : in a slanting direction

2aslant preposition : over or across in a slanting direction

asleep adverb or adjective 1 : in or into a state of sleep

2 : DEAD

3 : lacking sensation : NUMB

4 : INACTIVE

Synonyms

[1] dormant; also drowsy, nodding, sleepy, slumberous, somnolent

Antonyms

awake, wakeful, wide-awake

[3] dead, numb, unfeeling—more at NUMB

as long as conjunction 1 : provided that

2 : INASMUCH AS, SINCE

aso·cial adjective : ANTISOCIAL

as of preposition : AT, DURING, FROM, ON

asp noun : a small poisonous African snake

as·par·a·gus noun : a tall branching perennial herb related to the lilies; also : its edible young stalks

as·par·tame noun : a crystalline low-calorie sweetener

ASPCA abbreviation American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

as·pect noun 1 : a position facing a particular direction

2 : a particular appearance or countenance : APPEARANCE, LOOK

3 : a particular status or phase in which something appears or may be regarded

Synonyms

[2] appearance, look, mien, presence—more at APPEARANCE

[3] angle, facet, hand, phase, side; also air, appearance, character, color, complexion, condition, face, look, semblance, shape, state, visage

as·pen noun : any of several poplars with leaves that flutter in the slightest breeze

as per preposition : in accordance with

as·per·i·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : a characteristic making for hardship : RIGOR

2 : ROUGHNESS

3 : harshness of manner or temper

Synonyms

[1] adversity, difficulty, hardness, hardship, rigor—more at DIFFICULTY

[3] acidity, acrimony, bitterness, cattiness, tartness, virulence, vitriol—more at ACRIMONY

as·per·sion noun : a slanderous or defamatory remark

as·phalt also as·phal·tum noun : a dark substance found in natural beds or obtained as a residue in petroleum refining and used esp. in paving streets

asphalt jungle noun : a big city or a specified part of a big city

as·pho·del noun : any of several Old World herbs related to the lilies and bearing flowers in long erect spikes

as·phyx·ia noun : a lack of oxygen or excess of carbon dioxide in the body usu. caused by interruption of breathing and causing unconsciousness

as·phyx·i·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing : SUFFOCATE

— as·phyx·i·a·tion noun

as·pic noun [ORIGIN: F, lit., asp]

: a savory meat jelly

as·pi·rant noun : one who aspires

Synonyms

applicant, campaigner, candidate, contender, hopeful, prospect, seeker—more at CANDIDATE

1aspirate noun 1 : an independent sound \h\ or a character (as the letter h) representing it

2 : a consonant having aspiration as its final component

2aspirate verb -rat·ed; -rat·ing : to draw, remove, or take up or into by suction

as·pi·ra·tion noun 1 : the pronunciation or addition of an aspirate;