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613 words match “ASP”

ASPERIFOLIATE; ASPERIFOLIOUS a.
Having rough leaves.
ASPERITY n. 5 definitions
Roughness of surface; unevenness; -- opposed to smoothness. "The asperities of dry bodies." Boyle.
ASPERMATOUS a.
Aspermous.
ASPERMOUS a.
Destitute of seeds; aspermatous.
ASPERNE v.
To spurn; to despise. [Obs.] Sir T. More.
ASPEROUS a.
Rough; uneven. Boyle.
ASPERSE v. 2 definitions
charges; to tarnish in point of reputation or good name; to slander or calumniate; as, to asperse a poet or his writings; to asperse a man's character. With blackest crimes aspersed. Cowper.
ASPERSED a. 2 definitions
Having an indefinite number of small charges scattered or strewed over the surface. Cussans.
ASPERSER n.
One who asperses; especially, one who vilifies another.
ASPERSION n. 2 definitions
A sprinkling, as with water or dust, in a literal sense. Behold an immersion, not and aspersion. Jer. Taylor.
ASPERSIVE a.
Tending to asperse; defamatory; slanderous. -- As*pers"ive*ly, adv.
ASPERSOIR n.
An aspergill.
ASPERSORIUM n. 2 definitions
A brush for sprinkling holy water; an aspergill.
ASPHALT v.
To cover with asphalt; as, to asphalt a roof; asphalted streets.
ASPHALT; ASPHALTUM n. 2 definitions
o residue. It occurs on the surface and shores of the Dead Sea, which is therefore called Asphaltites, or the Asphaltic Lake. It is found also in many parts of Asia, Europe, and America. See Bitumen.
ASPHALTE n.
Asphaltic mastic or cement. See Asphalt, 2.
ASPHALTIC a.
Pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing, asphalt; bituminous. "Asphaltic pool." "Asphaltic slime." Milton.
ASPHALTITE a. 2 definitions
Asphaltic.
ASPHALTUS n.
See Asphalt.
ASPHODEL n.
A general name for a plant of the genus Asphodelus. The asphodels are hardy perennial plants, several species of which are cultivated for the beauty of their flowers.
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