| anaspid | (noun) extinct small freshwater jawless fish usually having a heterocercal tail and an armored head; of the Silurian and Devonian | - |
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| aspic | (noun) savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables | - |
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| aspidistra | (noun) evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant | Synonyms: Aspidistra elatio, bar-room plant, cast-iron plant |
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| aspirant | (adjective) desiring or striving for recognition or advancement | Synonyms: aspiring, wishful |
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| (noun) an ambitious and aspiring young person | Synonyms: aspirer, hopeful, wannabe, wannabee |
| aspirate | (noun) a consonant pronounced with aspiration | - |
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| (noun) a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds. | - |
| (verb) inhale (air, water, etc.) | - |
| (verb) pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds | - |
| (verb) remove by suction | Synonyms: draw out, suck out |
| aspiration | (noun) the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing | Synonyms: breathing in, inhalation, inspiration, intake |
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| (noun) a will to succeed | - |
| (noun) a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath | - |
| (noun) a cherished desire | Synonyms: ambition, dream |
| aspirator | (noun) a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid | - |
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| aspire | (verb) have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal | Synonyms: aim, draw a bead on, shoot for |
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| aspirer | (noun) an ambitious and aspiring young person | Synonyms: aspirant, hopeful, wannabe, wannabee |
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| aspirin | (noun) the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets | Synonyms: acetylsalicylic acid, Bayer, Empirin, St. Joseph |
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| aspiring | (adjective) desiring or striving for recognition or advancement | Synonyms: aspirant, wishful |
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| cephalaspid | (noun) extinct jawless fish of the Devonian with armored head | Synonyms: osteostracan |
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| grasping | (adjective) immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth | Synonyms: avaricious, covetous, grabby, greedy, prehensile |
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| (noun) the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) | Synonyms: prehension, seizing, taking hold |
| (noun) understanding with difficulty | - |
| raspiness | (noun) (of sound) The state or characteristic of being rough or raw, especially used to describe vocal quality. | - |
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| rasping | (adjective) unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound | Synonyms: grating, gravelly, raspy, rough, scratchy |
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| (noun) uttering in an irritated tone | Synonyms: rasp |
| raspingly | (adverb) in a harsh and grating manner | Synonyms: gratingly, harshly |
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| waspish | (adjective) very irritable | Synonyms: bristly, prickly, splenetic |
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