| ASCARED | • ascared adj. (Colloquial) scared; afraid. • ASCARED adv. afraid. |
| ASCARID | • ascarid n. Any phasmid nematode of the family Ascarididae (Ascaridae). • ASCARID n. any nematode worm of the parasitic genus Ascaris, infesting the small intestines, also ASCARIS. |
| ASCARIS | • Ascaris prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Ascarididae – intestinal roundworms affecting pigs and humans. • ASCARIS n. (Greek) any nematode worm of the parasitic genus Ascaris, infesting the small intestines, also ASCARID. |
| ASCAUNT | • ascaunt adv. Obsolete form of askance. • ASCAUNT adv. (Shakespeare) slantways across, also ASCONCE, ASKANCE, ASKANT. |
| ASCENDS | • ascends v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ascend. • ASCEND v. to go or move upward. |
| ASCENTS | • ascents n. Plural of ascent. • ASCENT n. a going up. |
| ASCESES | • asceses n. Plural of ascesis. • ASCESIS n. (Greek) the conduct of an ascetic, also ASKESIS. |
| 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. |
| ASCETIC | • ascetic adj. Of or relating to ascetics. • ascetic adj. Characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding… • ascetic n. One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence. |
| ASCIANS | • ascians n. Plural of ascian. • ASCIAN n. an inhabitant of the torrid zone, shadowless when the sun is right overhead. |
| ASCIDIA | • ascidia n. Plural of ascidium. • Ascidia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Ascidiidae – certain tunicates. • ASCIDIUM n. a pitcher-shaped, or flask-shaped, organ or appendage of a plant. |
| ASCITES | • ascites n. (Medicine) An accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, frequently symptomatic of liver disease. • ASCITES n. (Greek) dropsy of the abdomen. |
| ASCITIC | • ascitic adj. (Medicine) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from ascites. • ASCITIC adj. relating to dropsy of the abdomen. |
| ASCONCE | • ASCONCE adv. (obsolete) askance, also ASCAUNT, ASKANCE, ASKANT. |
| ASCRIBE | • ascribe v. (Transitive) To attribute a cause or characteristic to someone or something. • ascribe v. (Transitive) To attribute a book, painting or any work of art or literature to a writer or creator. • ascribe v. (Nonstandard, with to) To believe in or agree with; subscribe. |