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Assists
- noun - (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play
- act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function
- give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"
- the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"
- work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years"
Assizer
- - An officer who has the care or inspection of weights and measures, etc.
Assizes
- noun - an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property
- the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)
- the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale
Assoils
- verb - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
Assorts
- verb - arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
- keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"
Assouan
- noun - an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; two dams across the Nile have been built nearby
Assuage
- verb -
- provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
- satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
- soothe
Assumed
- verb - adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"
- make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
- occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"
- put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"
- seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
- take on a certain