Словарь английских синонимов и синонимичных выражений. Том I. A – I. - страница 36

Aspirate, n. Rough breathing.

Aspirate, v. a. Pronounce with an aspirate or rough breathing.

Aspirated, a. Aspirate.

Aspiration, n. 1. Pronouncing with the rough breathing.

2. Longing, yearning, hankering, craving, ardent wish or desire.

Aspire, v. n. 1. Desire (earnestly), long.

2. Ascend, rise, soar, tower, mount.

Aspirer, n. Aspirant, ambitious person.

Aspire to, Desire eagerly, wish for ardently, long for, aim at, thirst after.

Aspiring, a. Ambitious, high-reaching.

Asquint, ad. Askance, askant, awry, askew, obliquely, to one side.

Ass, n. 1. Jackass, donkey.

2. Dolt, fool, blockhead, simpleton, numskull, ninny, dunce.

Assail, v. a. Assault, attack, invade, oppugn, fall upon, fly at, bear down upon, make aggression on.

Assailant, n. Aggressor, assaulter, attacker, invader, assailer.

Assailant, a. Attacking, invading, assaulting.

Assailer, n. Aggressor, assailant.

Assassin, n. Murderer, slayer, cut-throat, assassinator, bravo.

Assassinate, v. a. Kill (by secret assault), murder, slay, despatch.

Assassination, n. Murder (by secret assault).

Assassinator, n. Assassin.

Assault, n. 1. Attack, onset, onslaught, aggression, invasion, charge, thrust.

2. Storming, storm.

Assault, v. a. Assail, attack, charge, invade, storm, fall upon, fly at, bear down upon, make aggression on.

Assay, n. Trial (particularly to determine the quantity of metal in an ore), test, examination, experiment, proof, touchstone, ordeal.

Assay, v. a. Try, test, put to the test, make trial of.

Assay, v. n. Try, endeavor, attempt, essay.

Assemblage, n. 1. Collection, group, cluster, clump, mass, congeries, pack.

2. Assembly, concourse, company, crowd, throng, congregation, gathering, meeting.

Assemble, v. a. Collect, muster, convene, convoke, congregate, gather, levy, call, call together, bring together, get together.

Assemble, v. n. Converse, meet, meet together, come together.

Assembly, n. 1. Company, concourse, throng, congregation, gathering, collection, assemblage, meeting.

2. Congress, convention, convocation, conclave, synod, diet, meeting, council, caucus, conventicle, Parliament.

Assent, v. n. Agree (as to a matter of opinion), consent, concur, acquiesce, subscribe, yield, yield assent, give consent, fall in, go with the stream, go with the current.

Assent, n. Consent, agreement, concurrence, acquiescence, allowance.

Assent to, Consent to, agree to, give assent to, acquiesce in, concur in.

Assert, v. a. 1. Affirm, declare, pronounce, express, aver, allege, asseverate, protest, avow, predicate, lay down.

2. Vindicate, defend, claim, maintain, uphold.

Assertion, n. 1. Affirmation, declaration, asseveration, protestation, position, statement, word, averment, predication, remark.

2. Vindication, defence, maintenance, support.

Assess, v. a. 1. Tax, charge as one's share.

2. Value, appraise, compute, estimate, rate.

Assessment, n. 1. Assessing, valuation.

2. Tax, impost, charge, rate.

Assets, n. pl. Property (particularly as compared with liabilities), effects, possessions, estate.

Asseverate, v. a. Aver, affirm, declare, assert, protest, maintain, avow.

Asseveration, n. Declaration, assertion, avowal, protestation, affirmation, averment, assurance.

Assiduity, n. Industry, diligence, assiduousness, sedulousness, activity, perseverance, persistence, patience, close application.

Assiduous, a. Industrious, sedulous, diligent, indefatigable, notable, active, busy, untiring, unwearied, unremitting, persevering, persistent, constant, patient, studious, zealous, never-tiring, painstaking.