Ashore, ad.
- 1. On shore, on land.
- 2. To the shore.
- 3. Aground, not afloat.
- 4. (Colloq.) Stranded, aground, in difficulties, run out, come to grief, hard up.
Ashy, a.
- 1. Cineraceous, cineritious, cinereous, favillous, like ashes.
- 2. Pale, pallid, whitish, gray, ash-colored, cineraceous, cineritious, cinereous. See ashen, 2.
Asiatic cholera. Spasmodic or malignant cholera, cholera asphyxia.
Aside, ad.
- 1. Laterally, to the side, to one side, on one side.
- 2. Away, off, out of mind, out of thought, out of the heart, out of the character.
- 3. Out of the straight course, out of the true course.
- 4. Apart, separately, away, aloof.
As if, As though.
Asinine, a. Of an ass, ass-like.
- 2. Doltish, stupid, blockish, foolish, senseless, dullard, duncical, duncish, dunderheaded, thick headed,
thick-skulled, muddle-brained.
As it were. So to speak, as it would seem, as it seems.
Ask, v. a.
- 1. Question, interrogate, inquire of, put the question to.
- 2. Inquire, make inquiry about, seek information regarding.