10-letter words starting with as
- asgeirsson — Asgeir [ahs-gair] /ˈɑs gɛər/ (Show IPA), 1894–1972, Icelandic statesman: president 1952–68.
- ash blonde — pale, grayish blond: ash-blond hair.
- ashkenazic — of or relating to the Ashkenazi Jews
- asia minor — large peninsula in W Asia, between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, including Asiatic Turkey west of an undefined line from the Gulf of Iskenderun to the Black Sea
- asiadollar — a U.S. dollar deposited in or credited to Asian banks and used in the money markets of the region.
- asian pear — a tropical pear tree, esp any of several varieties of Japanese pear Pyrus serotina
- aside from — Aside from means the same as apart from. This form is more usual in American English.
- ask around — If you ask around or ask round, you ask several people a question.
- ask for it — to put a question to; inquire of: I asked him but he didn't answer.
- asking bid — a conventional bid by which a bidder asks for specific information about the strength of his or her partner's hand in a given suit.
- asparagine — a nonessential amino acid, a component of proteins
- aspartates — Plural form of aspartate.
- aspectable — having the ability to be seen
- aspen hill — a city in central Maryland.
- asperating — to make rough, harsh, or uneven: a voice asperated by violent emotion.
- asperation — The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
- aspergilla — Plural form of aspergillum.
- asperities — Plural form of asperity.
- aspersions — disparaging or malicious remarks; slanderous accusations
- aspersoria — Plural form of aspersorium.
- asphaltene — any of the constituents of a bitumen, as asphalt, that are insoluble in pentane, hexane, or naphthalene.
- asphalting — any of various dark-colored, solid, bituminous substances, native in various areas of the earth and composed mainly of hydrocarbon mixtures.
- asphaltite — any of various naturally occurring hydrocarbons that resemble asphalt but have a higher melting point
- aspherical — (of a reflecting surface or lens) deviating slightly from a perfectly spherical shape and relatively free from aberrations.
- asphyxiant — causing asphyxia
- asphyxiate — If someone is asphyxiated, they die or lose consciousness because they are unable to breathe properly.
- aspidistra — any Asian plant of the liliaceous genus Aspidistra, esp A. lurida, a popular house plant with long tough evergreen leaves and purplish flowers borne on the ground
- aspirating — Phonetics. to articulate (a speech sound, especially a stop) so as to produce an audible puff of breath, as with the first t of total, the second t being unaspirated. to articulate (the beginning of a word or syllable) with an h -sound, as in which, pronounced (hwich), or hitch as opposed to witch or itch.
- aspiration — Someone's aspirations are their desire to achieve things.
- aspirators — Plural form of aspirator.
- aspiratory — of or suited for breathing or suction
- aspirinate — (organic compound) Any salt or ester of aspirin.
- aspiringly — in an aspiring manner
- ass-kicker — to kick ass. See kick (def 33).
- ass-kisser — the practice or an instance of attempting to curry favor by the excessive use of compliments, praise, or the like.
- assafetida — asafetida
- assailable — to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
- assailants — Plural form of assailant.
- assailment — to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
- assam ikan — a Malaysian dish of fish cooked with tamarind
- assaulters — Plural form of assaulter.
- assaulting — Present participle of assault.
- assaultive — tending or seeming to assault; physically aggressive: the assaultive behavior of the inmates; the assaultive manner of some rock bands.
- assemblage — An assemblage of people or things is a collection of them.
- assemblers — Plural form of assembler.
- assemblies — an assembling or coming together of a number of persons, usually for a particular purpose: The principal will speak to all the students at Friday's assembly.
- assembling — to bring together or gather into one place, company, body, or whole.
- assentator — a person who agrees or acquiesces in a compliant or fawning manner
- assentient — approving or agreeing
- assertable — having the ability to be affirmed or professed or deserving of affirmation