asset |
a useful or desirable quality or thing. [3 definitions] |
assign |
to set apart for a particular use or for use by a particular person. [6 definitions] |
assignment |
an assigned task, such as a job or lesson. [4 definitions] |
assimilate |
to absorb and incorporate (knowledge, experience, or the like). [8 definitions] |
assist |
to give support or aid to. [5 definitions] |
assistance |
the act of giving aid or support. [2 definitions] |
assistant |
a person who gives help, aid, or assistance. [2 definitions] |
associate |
to come together as friends, business partners, or companions (often fol. by "with"). [10 definitions] |
association |
a group of people joined together for a common purpose or by a mutual interest. [4 definitions] |
associative property |
in addition and multiplication, the characteristic that allows you to add or multiply a group of numbers in any order and get the same answer. For example, in multiplication, (5 x 2) x 7 is equal to (7 x 2) x 5. |
assorted |
of different kinds or sorts, collected together; variety. [2 definitions] |
assortment |
a collection of various sorts of things; variety. [2 definitions] |
assume |
to suppose (something) to be true based on logic but without evidence; take for granted. [4 definitions] |
assumption |
the act of supposing or taking for granted. [5 definitions] |
assurance |
an assertion meant to instill confidence. [3 definitions] |
assure |
to say to with force or conviction in order to create trust or give confidence. [3 definitions] |
aster |
any of a large family of plants whose white, pink, blue, or purple flowers consist of numerous narrow petals around a yellow center. |
asterisk |
a sign (*) used to indicate a footnote, an omission, or a break in the text, and for various other purposes. [2 definitions] |
asteroid |
any of thousands of celestial bodies with diameters between one and five hundred miles that revolve around the sun in orbits that lie mostly between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars; planetoid. |
asthma |
a chronic respiratory disorder characterized by labored breathing, wheezing, and a feeling of tightness in the chest, often caused by an allergy. |
as though |
as if. |