ASAT
— Adjective
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～ of or relating to a system to destroy satellites in orbit; "antisatellite weapons"
Asbat al-Ansar
— Noun
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～ an extremist Palestinian Sunni group active in Lebanon in the early 1990s that advocates Salafism; responsible for murders and bombings; seeks to overthrow the Lebanese government and control Palestinian refugee camps; funded by al-Qaeda
asbestos abatement
— Noun
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～ the removal of asbestos from a public building
asbestos
— Noun
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～ a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer
asbestosis
— Noun
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～ lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles
Allium ascalonicum
— Noun
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～ type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning
ascaphidae
— Noun
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～ family of one species of frog: tailed frog
ascaphus
— Noun
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～ type genus of the Ascaphidae; in some classifications included in the family Leiopelmatidae
ascariasis
— Noun
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～ infestation of the human intestine with Ascaris roundworms
Ascaridae
— Noun
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～ large roundworms parasitic in intestines of vertebrates
Ascaridia
— Noun
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～ roundworm having a preanal sucker
ascaris
— Noun
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～ type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouth
ascend
— Verb
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～ go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware"
ascend
— Verb
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～ go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"
ascend
— Verb
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～ appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils; "the vine climbed up the side of the house"
ascend
— Verb
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～ move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great renown"
ascend
— Verb
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～ travel up; "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"
ascend
— Verb
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～ become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"