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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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asocial
  • s  given to avoiding association with others
    bears are asocial secretive animals
    are you asocial or do you just enjoy living in the Antarctic?
  • s  hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior
    crimes...and other asocial behavior
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aspectual
  • a  of or belonging to an aspect (as an aspect of the verb)
    the aspectual system of Greek
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asphaltic
  • a  containing asphalt
    asphaltic residues
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aspherical
  • s  varying slightly from a perfectly spherical shape
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asphyxiated
  • v  deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
  • v  impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
  • v  be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
  • a  in a state of asphyxia
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asphyxiating
  • v  deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
  • v  impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
  • v  be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
  • s  tending to deprive of oxygen
    asphyxiating gasses
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aspirant
  • n  an ambitious and aspiring young person
    a lofty aspirant
  • s  desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
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