Helen Fenton

Ask: Definition and part of speech

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Ask

  1. n. A water newt.
  2. v. t. To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; to solicit; — often with of, in the sense of from, before the person addressed.
  3. v. t. To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity; as, what price do you ask?
  4. v. t. To interrogate or inquire of or concerning; to put a question to or about; to question.
  5. v. t. To invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment.
  6. v. t. To publish in church for marriage; — said of both the banns and the persons.
  7. v. i. To request or petition; — usually followed by for; as, to ask for bread.
  8. v. i. To make inquiry, or seek by request; — sometimes followed by after.

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.

Ashantee: Definition and part of speech

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Ashantee

  1. a. Of or pertaining to Ashantee.
  2. n. A native or an inhabitant of Ashantee in Western Africa.

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.

Ashen: Definition and part of speech

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Ashen

  1. n. obs. pl. for Ashes.
  2. a. Of or pertaining to the ash tree.
  3. a. Consisting of, or resembling, ashes; of a color between brown and gray, or white and gray.

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.

Ashes: Definition and part of speech

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Ashes

  1. n. pl. The color of ashes; deathlike paleness.
  2. n. pl. The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion, as of wood or coal.
  3. n. pl. Specifically: The remains of the human body when burnt, or when “returned to dust” by natural decay.

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.