asphalt
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~ mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing
asphodel
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~ any of various chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera Asphodeline and Asphodelus having linear leaves and racemes of white or pink or yellow flowers
Asphodelaceae
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~ one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae
Asphodeline
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~ genus of rhizomatous perennial or biennial herbs with numerous sometimes fragrant flowers in long cylindrical racemes; Mediterranean region to Caucasus; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
Asphodelus
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~ small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
asphyxia
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~ a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas
asphyxiation
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~ killing by depriving of oxygen
asphyxiation
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~ the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); "asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture"
asphyxiator
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~ a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
aspic
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~ savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables
Aspidelaps
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~ African coral snakes
Aspidiotus
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~ a genus of Diaspididae
aspidistra
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~ evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant
aspinwall
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~ a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal
aspirant
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~ an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes"
aspirate
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~ a consonant pronounced with aspiration
aspiration
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~ the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
aspiration
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~ a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"
aspiration
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~ a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath