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Asbestos
- noun - a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer
- Dangerous building material
Ascended
- verb - appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils; "the vine climbed up the side of the house"
- become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"
- come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
- go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware"
- go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"
- move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great
- slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill"
- to climb
- travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"
Ascender
- noun - (printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters
- a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters
- An ascender is a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope.
- someone who ascends
Ascetics
- noun - someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
ASHERITE
- unknown - a member of the Hebrew tribe of Asher : a descendant of Asher
Asperate
- - To make rough or uneven.
Asperger
- unknown - Viennese pediatrician who identified an autism disorder
Asperges
- - The service or ceremony of sprinkling with holy water. (b) The brush or instrument used in sprinkling holy water; an aspergill.
Asperity
- noun - harshness of manner
- something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters"