| ASPCA |
a national organization whose purpose is to take care of lost or stray dogs, cats, and other small animals. This organization tries to find people to adopt these animals as pets. ASPCA is an abbreviation for "American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals." |
| aspect |
a part or element. [4 definitions] |
| aspen |
a kind of poplar tree with leaves that shake in the slightest breeze. |
| asphalt |
a sticky black substance like tar. Asphalt is found naturally or obtained when oil is refined. It is used for making roads and roofs and for making things waterproof. [2 definitions] |
| aspiration |
a goal, aim, or ambition. |
| aspire |
to want strongly; have as an aim (usually followed by to or after). |
| aspirin |
a drug used to take away pain and bring down fever. [2 definitions] |
| ass |
a mammal with long legs and hooves that is closely related to the horse. A donkey is a domestic ass. Asses look like horses but are smaller and have longer ears. Wild asses live in Africa and Asia and are in danger of becoming extinct. [2 definitions] |
| assassin |
a person who murders for money or for political reasons. |
| assassinate |
to murder for pay or for political reasons. |
| assault |
a violent physical or verbal attack. [4 definitions] |
| assemble |
to gather into a group. [3 definitions] |
| assembly |
a group of people gathered together, usually for a specific purpose. [4 definitions] |
| assembly line |
a way of putting together a product in a factory by moving it along a line of workers. Each worker adds or adjusts a part until the product is finished. |
| assent |
to agree (usually followed by "to"). [2 definitions] |
| assert |
to state with force or confidence. [2 definitions] |
| assertive |
forward or aggressive in speech or action. |
| assess |
to look at and try to discover the quality or degree of (something); evaluate; estimate. [3 definitions] |
| asset |
something useful or valuable. [2 definitions] |
| assign |
to set apart or give out for a particular use. [3 definitions] |
| assignment |
an assigned task, such as a job or lesson. [3 definitions] |