Helen Fenton

Aspect: Definition and part of speech

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Aspect

  1. n. To behold; to look at.
  2. n. The act of looking; vision; gaze; glance.
  3. n. Look, or particular appearance of the face; countenance; mien; air.
  4. n. Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view.
  5. 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.
  6. n. Prospect; outlook.
  7. 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.
  8. n. The influence of the stars for good or evil; as, an ill aspect.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Asiarch: Definition and part of speech

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Asiarch

  1. n. One of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia, who had the superintendence of the public games and religious rites.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Asiatic: Definition and part of speech

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Asiatic

  1. n. A native, or one of the people, of Asia.
  2. a. Of or pertaining to Asia or to its inhabitants.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Aside: Definition and part of speech

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Aside

  1. n. Something spoken aside; as, a remark made by a stageplayer which the other players are not supposed to hear.
  2. adv. On, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest; out of the way; apart.
  3. adv. Out of one’s thoughts; off; away; as, to put aside gloomy thoughts.
  4. adv. So as to be heard by others; privately.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Asilus: Definition and part of speech

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Asilus

  1. n. A genus of large and voracious two-winged flies, including the bee killer and robber fly.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.