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Asdics
- noun - a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return; "sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging"; "asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee"
- British term for sonar
Aspect
- noun - a characteristic to be considered
- a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question"
- In physical geology, aspect is the compass direction that a slope faces. It is also known as exposure.
- the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb
- the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
- the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"
Aspics
- noun - savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables
Attach
- verb - be attached; be in contact with
- become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill"
- cause to be attached
- create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
- join
- take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
Attack
- noun - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
- a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
- a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea"
- an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
- attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
- attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
- begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"
- ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"
- intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come und
Attica
- noun - the territory of Athens in ancient Greece where the Ionic dialect was spoken
Attics
- noun - (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof
- floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
- informal terms for a human head
- the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia
Avouch
- verb - admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
Aztecs
- unknown - Former natives of Mexico
Baraca
- - An international, interdenominational organization of Bible classes of young men; -- so named in allusion to the Hebrew word Berachah (Meaning blessing) occurring in 2 Chron. xx. 26 and 1 Chron. xii.