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Assonant
- adjective - having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables; "note the assonant words and syllables in `tilting at windmills'"
- having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables
Assonate
- verb - correspond in vowel sounds; rhyme in assonance; "The accented vowels assonated in this poem"
Assorted
- verb - arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
- consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards
- keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"
- of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity; "assorted sizes"; "his disguises are many and various"; "various experiments have failed to disprove the theory"; "cited various reasons for his behavior"
- Various
Assuaged
- verb -
- provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
- satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
- soothe
Assuager
- - One who, or that which, assuages.
Assuages
- verb -
- provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
- satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
- soothe
Assument
- - A patch; an addition; a piece put on.
Assuming
- verb - excessively forward; "an assumptive person"; "on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide"; "the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants"
- make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
- occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"
- put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"
- seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
- take on a certain form, attribu
Assuring
- verb - assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something;
- cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe"
- giving confidence
- inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!"
- make a promise or commitment
- make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"
Assyrian
- noun - an extinct language of the Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia
- an inhabitant of ancient Assyria
- the language of modern Iraq