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Aspersions
- noun - a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"
- an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
- the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
Aspersoria
- noun - a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water
- the basin or other vessel that holds holy water in Roman Catholic Churches
Asphalting
- verb - cover with tar or asphalt; "asphalt the driveway"
Aspherical
- adjective - varying slightly from a perfectly spherical shape
Asphodelus
- noun - 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
Asphyxiate
- verb - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
- 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"
- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
Aspidelaps
- noun - African coral snakes
Aspidiotus
- noun - a genus of Diaspididae
Aspidistra
- noun - evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant