| ASPIDIOID | • ASPIDIOID adj. like an aspidium, a shield-fern. |
| ASPIRANTS | • aspirants n. Plural of aspirant. • ASPIRANT n. a candidate. |
| ASPIRATAE | • ASPIRATA n. (Latin) a breathed sound like "ph" or "th". |
| ASPIRATED | • aspirated v. Simple past tense and past participle of aspirate. • aspirated adj. (Phonetics) Pronounced with an audible breath, a brief expulsion of air at the end of the sound. • aspirated adj. (French linguistics) In French, describing an initial letter h which, though silent, does not permit… |
| ASPIRATES | • aspirates n. Plural of aspirate. • ASPIRATE v. to pronounce breathily. |
| ASPIRATOR | • aspirator n. A pump which draws gas through a liquid. • aspirator n. A pump for removing gases or liquids. • aspirator n. A pooter (device for collecting insects). |
| CLASPINGS | • claspings n. Plural of clasping. • CLASPING n. the act of taking hold with the hands. |
| GASPINESS | • gaspiness n. The quality of being gaspy. • GASPINESS n. the state of being gaspy. |
| GASPINGLY | • gaspingly adv. With gasps. • GASPING adv. breathless. |
| JASPIDEAN | • jaspidean adj. Resembling jasper. • jaspidean adj. Containing jasper. • JASPIDEAN adj. consisting of jasper, or containing jasper, also JASPERY, JASPIDEOUS. |
| JASPILITE | • jaspilite n. (Mineralogy) A compact siliceous rock resembling jasper. • JASPILITE n. a rock like jasper. |
| RASPINESS | • raspiness n. The state or characteristic of being raspy. • RASPINESS n. the state of being raspy, rough. |
| RASPINGLY | • raspingly adv. In a rasping way. • RASPING adv. abrasive. |
| UNHASPING | • unhasping v. Present participle of unhasp. • UNHASP v. to unfasten a hasp. |
| WASPINESS | • WASPiness n. The quality of being WASPy. • WASPINESS n. the state of being waspy. |
| WASPISHLY | • waspishly adv. In a waspish manner. • WASPISH adv. like a wasp; acid-tongued. |