| AMISSES | • amisses n. Plural of amiss. • AMISS n. an evil, a misdeed. |
| ASCESIS | • ascesis n. (Rigorous) self-discipline, particularly as a religious observance; asceticism. • ascesis n. (Christianity, chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism, specifically) The praxis or "exercise" of… • ASCESIS n. (Greek) the conduct of an ascetic, also ASKESIS. |
| ASEPSIS | • asepsis n. (Pathology) The state of being free from sepsis. • asepsis n. (Pathology) The process of removing pathogenic organisms or protecting against such organisms. • ASEPSIS n. (Greek) freedom from blood poisoning. |
| ASKESIS | • askesis n. Alternative form of ascesis. • ASKESIS n. (Greek) the conduct of an ascetic, also ASCESIS. |
| ASPISES | • ASPIS n. a clear savoury meat or fish-jelly used as a glaze, also ASPIC. |
| ASSIZES | • assizes n. Plural of assize. • assizes n. (Historical) The regional courts of Great Britain, which were replaced by the crown courts in 1971. • assizes n. A trial or hearing before such a court. |
| BIASSES | • biasses n. Plural of bias. • biasses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bias. • BIAS v. to cause to incline to one side. |
| CASSIES | • cassies n. Plural of cassie. • CASSIE n. a thorny shrub or small tree of tropical or subtropical America, with clusters of fragrant yellow flowers, aka huisache. |
| DASSIES | • dassies n. Plural of dassie. • DASSIE n. (South African) the hyrax. |
| LAISSES | • laisses n. Plural of laisse. • LAISSE n. (French) a tirade or string of verses on one rhyme. |
| LASSIES | • lassies n. Plural of lassie. • LASSIE n. (Scots) a girl, also LASS, LASSOCK. |
| MESSIAS | • Messias prop.n. (Obsolete) The Messiah. • MESSIAS n. (Greek) an expected liberator, also MESSIAH. |
| SANSEIS | • sanseis n. Plural of sansei. • SANSEI n. (Japanese) a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the United States. |
| SASINES | • SASINE n. (Scots) infeftment, the act of giving legal possession of feudal property. |
| SASSIER | • sassier adj. Comparative form of sassy: more sassy. • SASSY adj. impertinent. |
| SASSIES | • SASSY n. the bark of a West African leguminous tree, used by the natives as an ordeal poison, and also medicinally, also SASSWOOD. |
| SIESTAS | • siestas n. Plural of siesta. • SIESTA n. (Spanish) a midday or afternoon nap. |
| TASSIES | • tassies n. Plural of tassie. • TASSIE n. (Scots) a small cup. |
| WISEASS | • wiseass n. One who makes wisecracks, particularly in a sassy or cocky fashion. • wise-ass n. Alternative spelling of wiseass. • WISEASS n. a pretentiously wise person, also WISEACRE. |