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asian
  • n  a native or inhabitant of Asia
  • a  of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture
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asiatic
  • n  a native or inhabitant of Asia
  • a  of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture
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askance
  • s  (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
    her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen
  • r  with suspicion or disapproval
    he looked askance at the offer
  • r  with a side or oblique glance
    did not quite turn all the way back but looked askance at me with her dark eyes
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askant
  • s  (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
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askew
  • s  turned or twisted toward one side
  • r  turned or twisted to one side
    rugs lying askew
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aslant
  • s  having an oblique or slanted direction
  • r  over or across in a slanting direction
  • r  at an oblique angle
    the sun shone aslant into his face
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asleep
  • a  in a state of sleep
    were all asleep when the phone rang
    fell asleep at the wheel
  • s  lacking sensation
    my foot is asleep
  • s  dead
  • r  into a sleeping state
    he fell asleep
  • r  in the sleep of death
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at hand
  • s  close in space; within reach
  • s  close in time; about to occur
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