asphyxiation
— Noun
– English
~ the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); "asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture"
asphyxiator
— Noun
– English
~ a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
aspic
— Noun
– English
~ savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables
Aspidelaps
— Noun
– English
~ African coral snakes
Aspidiotus
— Noun
– English
~ a genus of Diaspididae
aspidistra
— Noun
– English
~ evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant
aspinwall
— Noun
– English
~ a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal
aspirant
— Adjective
– English
~ desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
aspirant
— Noun
– English
~ an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes"
aspirate
— Verb
– English
~ inhale (air, water, etc.)
aspirate
— Verb
– English
~ remove by suction; "aspirate the wound"
aspirate
— Verb
– English
~ pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
aspirate
— Noun
– English
~ a consonant pronounced with aspiration
aspiration
— Noun
– English
~ the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
aspiration
— Noun
– English
~ a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"
aspiration
— Noun
– English
~ a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath