ASCII character set
— Noun
– English
～ (computer science) 128 characters that make up the ASCII coding scheme; "the ASCII character set is the most universal character coding set"
Asparagus setaceous
— Noun
– English
～ a fernlike plant native to South Africa
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
— Noun
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～ a Roman who was an early Christian philosopher and statesman who was executed for treason; Boethius had a decisive influence on medieval logic (circa 480-524)
anal sex
— Noun
– English
～ intercourse via the anus, committed by a man with a man or woman
Anne Sexton
— Noun
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～ United States poet (1928-1974)
air shaft
— Noun
– English
～ a shaft for ventilation
Ahmad Shah Masoud
— Noun
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～ Afghan leader of forces opposed to the Taliban; won fame by successfully resisting the Soviets in the 1980s; was assassinated by men posing as journalists (1953-2001)
Asian shamanism
— Noun
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～ an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans
amorphous shape
— Noun
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～ an ill-defined or arbitrary shape
angular shape
— Noun
– English
～ a shape having one or more sharp angles
acorn-shaped
— Adjective
– English
～ shaped like an acorn
almond-shaped
— Adjective
– English
～ shaped like an almond
awl-shaped
— Adjective
– English
～ shaped like an awl
arrow-shaped
— Adjective
– English
～ (of a leaf shape) like an arrow head without flaring base lobes
apple-shaped
— Adjective
– English
～ having the general shape of an apple
authorized shares
— Noun
– English
～ the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation's articles of incorporation
angel shark
— Noun
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～ sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
after-shave
— Noun
– English
～ a fragrant lotion for a man's face after shaving