asphalt
— Verb
– English
~ cover with tar or asphalt; "asphalt the driveway"
asphalt
— Noun
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~ a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons
asphalt
— Noun
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~ mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing
asphaltic
— Adjective
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~ containing asphalt; "asphaltic residues"
aspheric
— Adjective
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~ varying slightly from a perfectly spherical shape
aspherical
— Adjective
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~ varying slightly from a perfectly spherical shape
asphodel
— Noun
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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
— Noun
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~ one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae
Asphodeline
— Noun
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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
— Noun
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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
— Noun
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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
asphyxiate
— Verb
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~ be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
asphyxiate
— Verb
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~ deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"
asphyxiate
— Verb
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~ impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"