Words in english starting with A

• assassinate — Verb – English ～ murder; especially of socially prominent persons; "Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel"
• assassinated — Adjective – English ～ murdered by surprise attack for political reasons; "the 20th century has seen too many assassinated leaders"
• assassination — Noun – English ～ an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
• assassination — Noun – English ～ murder of a public figure by surprise attack
• assassinator — Noun – English ～ a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors"
• assault — Verb – English ～ attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
• assault — Verb – English ～ force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
• assault — Verb – English ～ attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
• aggravated assault — Noun – English ～ a reckless attack with intent to injure seriously (as with a deadly weapon)
• amphibious assault — Noun – English ～ an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships
• Assault — Noun – English ～ thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
• assault — Noun – English ～ the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
• assault — Noun – English ～ close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
• assault — Noun – English ～ a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
• assaulter — Noun – English ～ someone who attacks
• assaultive — Adjective – English ～ disposed to attack
• assay — Verb – English ～ make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
• assay — Verb – English ～ analyze (chemical substances)
• assay — Noun – English ～ a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.
• assay — Noun – English ～ a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance

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