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| 1. | [ pronoun ] preposition | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] (often followed by `as') to the same degree | |
| Synonyms: | equally every_bit | |
| Examples: | "they were equally beautiful" "birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly" "sang as sweetly as a nightingale" (`every bit' is informal as in "he is every bit as mean as she is") |
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| Related terms: | equal equal | |
| 3. | [ pronoun ] preposition | |
| 4. | [ conjunction ] conjunction, as a result of, explained by | |
| Synonyms: | because since for | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (geography) a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa | |
| Synonyms: | Eastern_Samoa American_Samoa | |
| Related terms: | district territory Samoa Pago_Pago | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar | |
| Synonyms: | atomic_number_33 arsenic | |
| Related terms: | chemical_element realgar orpiment herbicide insecticide arsenopyrite | |
| Similar spelling: |
ass ask ash Asa AAS Asio Asia ashy ashe Asha asea asch Asay Aase assay Askey askew ASCII |
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