assassin |
a person who murders for money or for political reasons. |
assassinate |
to murder for pay or for political reasons. |
assault |
a violent physical attack, or a strong attack using words. [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] |
assimilate |
of immigrants or the like, to become absorbed into a new cultural group. [3 definitions] |
assist |
to give aid or support to. [2 definitions] |
assistance |
the act of giving aid or support. [2 definitions] |
assistant |
a person who gives help, aid, or assistance. |
associate |
to connect with something else in one's mind. [6 definitions] |
association |
a group of people joined together for a common purpose or by a shared 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. |