English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Ass (n.)
A dull, heavy, stupid fellow; a dolt.
Same as Asafetida.
Assagai (n.)
Alt. of Assegai
A direction equivalent to very; as, adagio assai, very slow.
Assail (v. t.)
To attack with violence, or in a vehement and hostile manner; to assault; to molest; as, to assail a man with blows; to assail a city with artillery.
Assail (v. t.)
To encounter or meet purposely with the view of mastering, as an obstacle, difficulty, or the like.
Assail (v. t.)
To attack morally, or with a view to produce changes in the feelings, character, conduct, existing usages, institutions; to attack by words, hostile influence, etc.; as, to assail one with appeals, arguments, abuse, ridicule, and the like.
Assailable (a.)
Capable of being assailed.
Assailant (a.)
Assailing; attacking.
Assailant (n.)
One who, or that which, assails, attacks, or assaults; an assailer.
Assailed (imp. & p. p.)
of Assail
Assailer (n.)
One who assails.
Assailing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Assail
Assailment (n.)
The act or power of assailing; attack; assault.
Assamar (n.)
The peculiar bitter substance, soft or liquid, and of a yellow color, produced when meat, bread, gum, sugar, starch, and the like, are roasted till they turn brown.
Assamese (a.)
Of or pertaining to Assam, a province of British India, or to its inhabitants.
Assamese (n. sing. & pl.)
A native or natives of Assam.
Assapan (n.)
Alt. of Assapanic
Assapanic (n.)
The American flying squirrel (Pteromys volucella).
Assart (n.)
A piece of land cleared of trees and bushes, and fitted for cultivation; a clearing.