English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Asoak
(a.)
Soaking.
Asomatous
(a.)
Without a material body; incorporeal.
Asonant
(a.)
Not sounding or sounded.
Asp
(n.)
Same as Aspen.
Asp
(n.)
A small, hooded, poisonous serpent of Egypt and adjacent
countries, whose bite is often fatal. It is the Naja haje. The name is
also applied to other poisonous serpents, esp. to Vipera aspis of
southern Europe. See Haje.
Asp
(n.)
One of several species of poplar bearing this name, especially
the Populus tremula, so called from the trembling of its leaves, which
move with the slightest impulse of the air.
Aspalathus
(n.)
A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil.
Aspalathus
(n.)
A genus of plants of the natural order Leguminosae. The
species are chiefly natives of the Cape of Good Hope.
Asparagine
(n.)
A white, nitrogenous, crystallizable substance,
C4H8N2O3+H2O, found in many plants, and first obtained from asparagus.
It is believed to aid in the disposition of nitrogenous matter
throughout the plant; -- called also altheine.
Asparaginous
(a.)
Pertaining or allied to, or resembling, asparagus;
having shoots which are eaten like asparagus; as, asparaginous
vegetables.
Asparagus
(n.)
The young and tender shoots of A. officinalis, which
form a valuable and well-known article of food.
Asparagus
(n.)
A genus of perennial plants belonging to the natural
order Liliaceae, and having erect much branched stems, and very slender
branchlets which are sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus
is a shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers. Specifically: The
Asparagus officinalis, a species cultivated in gardens.
Aspartic
(a.)
Pertaining to, or derived, asparagine; as, aspartic acid.
Aspect
(n.)
To behold; to look at.
Aspect
(n.)
The influence of the stars for good or evil; as, an ill
aspect.
Aspect
(n.)
The situation of planets or stars with respect to one
another, or the angle formed by the rays of light proceeding from them
and meeting at the eye; the joint look of planets or stars upon each
other or upon the earth.
Aspect
(n.)
Prospect; outlook.
Aspect
(n.)
The act of looking; vision; gaze; glance.
Aspect
(n.)
Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position
which enables one to look in a particular direction; position in
relation to the points of the compass; as, a house has a southern
aspect, that is, a position which faces the south.
Aspect
(n.)
Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view.