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Assai
- - 1. Any of several feather-leaved South American palms, especially Euterpe edulis and E. oleracea, that are important sources of heart of palm.
2. A beverage made from the fleshy purple fruit of one of these palms.
- A direction equivalent to very; as, adagio assai, very slow.
Assam
- noun - Assam tea is a black tea named after the region of its production, Assam, in India.
- state in northeastern India
Assay
- noun - a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.
- a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components
- a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance
- an appraisal of the state of affairs;
- analyze (chemical substances)
- make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
Asses
- noun - a pompous fool
- hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse
- slang for sexual intercourse
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
Asset
- noun - a useful or valuable quality
Assot
- - To besot; to befool; to beguile; to infatuate.
Assur
- noun - an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq
Astay
- - An anchor is said to be astay, when, in heaving it, an acute angle is formed between the cable and the surface of the water.
Astel
- - An arch, or ceiling, of boards, placed over the men's heads in a mine.