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2 : a drawing of something in, out, up, or through by or as if by suction

3 a : a strong desire to achieve something noble

b : an object of strong desire

Synonyms

aim, ambition, design, dream, end, goal, intent, object, objective, purpose—more at GOAL

as·pire verb as·pired; as·pir·ing 1 : to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal

2 : to rise aloft

Synonyms

aim, contemplate, design, intend, plan, propose—more at INTEND

as·pi·rin noun, plural aspirin or aspirins 1 : a white crystalline drug used to relieve pain and fever

2 : a tablet of aspirin

as regards also as respects preposition : in regard to : with respect to

ass noun 1 : any of several long-eared mammals smaller than the related horses; especially : one of Africa ancestral to the donkey

2 : a stupid person

Synonyms

donkey, jackass—more at DONKEY

as·sail verb : to attack violently with blows or words

— as·sail·able adjective

— as·sail·ant noun

Synonyms

abuse, attack, belabor, blast, castigate, excoriate, jump, lambaste, slam, vituperate—more at ATTACK

assault, attack, beset, charge, descend, jump, pounce, raid, rush, storm, strike—more at ATTACK

as·sas·sin noun [ORIGIN: ML assassinus, fr. Ar ḥashshāshīn, pl. of ḥashshāsh worthless person, lit., hashish-user, fr. hashīsh hashish]

: a murderer esp. for hire or fanatical reasons

as·sas·si·nate verb -nat·ed; -nat·ing : to murder by sudden or secret attack

— as·sas·si·na·tion noun

1assault noun 1 : a violent attack

2 : an unlawful attempt or threat to do harm to another

Synonyms

aggression, attack, charge, descent, offense, offensive, onset, onslaught, raid, rush, strike—more at ATTACK

2assault verb : to make an assault on

Synonyms

assail, attack, beset, charge, descend, jump, pounce, raid, rush, storm, strike—more at ATTACK

assault rifle noun : a military automatic rifle with a large-capacity magazine

1assay noun : analysis to determine the quantity of one or more components present in a sample (as of an ore or drug)

Synonyms

analysis, breakdown, breakup, dissection—more at ANALYSIS

2assay verb 1 : to make an attempt at : TRY

2 : to subject (as an ore or drug) to an assay

3 : JUDGE 3

Synonyms

[1] attempt, endeavor, essay, seek, strive, try—more at ATTEMPT

[2] analyze, anatomize, break down, break up, dissect—more at ANALYZE

as·sem·blage noun 1 : a collection of persons or things

2 : the act of assembling

3 : an artistic composition made from scraps, junk, and odds and ends

4 : the art of making assemblages

Synonyms

assembly, conference, congregation, convocation, gathering, meeting, muster—more at GATHERING

accumulation, array, bunch, collection, group, lot, package, parcel

as·sem·ble verb -bled; -bling 1 : to collect into one place

2 : to fit together the parts of

3 : to meet together : CONVENE

Synonyms

[1] accumulate, amass, collect, concentrate, garner, gather, group, lump, pick up, round up, scrape—more at GATHER

[2] build, construct, erect, fabricate, make, make up, piece, put up, raise, rear, set up—more at BUILD

[3] cluster, collect, concentrate, conglomerate, congregate, convene, forgather, gather, meet, rendezvous; also affiliate, ally, associate, band (together), club, collaborate, confederate, conjoin, consolidate, cooperate, consort, couple, federate, gang (up), join, merge, unite

Antonyms

break up, disband, disperse, split up

as·sem·bly noun, plural -blies 1 : a gathering of persons : MEETING

2 cap : a legislative body; especially : the lower house of a legislature

3 : a signal for troops to assemble

4 : the fitting together of parts (as of a machine)

Synonyms

assemblage, conference, congregation, congress, convention, convocation, council, gathering, meeting, muster—more at GATHERING

assembly language noun : a computer language consisting of mnemonic codes corresponding to machine-language instructions

assembly line noun : an arrangement of machines, equipment, and workers in which work passes from operation to