Acrospire :: Acrospire (n.) The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate; the plumule in germination; -- so called from its spiral form.

Acrospire :: Acrospire (v. i.) To put forth the first sprout.

Aspirant :: Aspirant (a.) Aspiring.

Aspirant :: Aspirant (n.) One who aspires; one who eagerly seeks some high position or object of attainment.

Aspirate :: Aspirate (v. t.) To pronounce with a breathing, an aspirate, or an h sound; as, we aspirate the words horse and house; to aspirate a vowel or a liquid consonant..

Aspirate :: Aspirate (n.) A sound consisting of, or characterized by, a breath like the sound of h; the breathing h or a character representing such a sound; an aspirated sound..

Aspirate :: Aspirate (n.) A mark of aspiration (/) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing..

Aspirate :: Aspirate (n.) An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, etc..

Aspirate :: Aspirate (a.) Alt. of Aspirate.

Aspirated :: Aspirated (imp. & p. p.) of Aspirat.

Aspirated :: Aspirated (a.) Pronounced with the h sound or with audible breath.

Aspirating :: Aspirating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Aspirat.

Aspiration :: Aspiration (n.) The act of aspirating; the pronunciation of a letter with a full or strong emission of breath; an aspirated sound.

Aspiration :: Aspiration (n.) The act of breathing; a breath; an inspiration.

Aspiration :: Aspiration (n.) The act of aspiring of a ardently desiring; strong wish; high desire.

Aspirator :: Aspirator (n.) An apparatus for passing air or gases through or over certain liquids or solids, or for exhausting a closed vessel, by means of suction..

Aspirator :: Aspirator (n.) An instrument for the evacuation of the fluid contents of tumors or collections of blood.

Aspiratory :: Aspiratory (a.) Of or pertaining to breathing; suited to the inhaling of ai.

Aspire :: Aspire (v. t.) To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after, and rarely by at; as, to aspire to a crown; to aspire after immorality..

Aspire :: Aspire (v. t.) To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar.

Aspire :: Aspire (v. t.) To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to.

Aspire :: Aspire (n.) Aspiration.

Aspired :: Aspired (imp. & p. p.) of Aspir.

Aspirement :: Aspirement (n.) Aspiration.

Aspirer :: Aspirer (n.) One who aspires.

Aspiring :: Aspiring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Aspir.

Aspiring :: Aspiring (a.) That aspires; as, an Aspiring mind..

Bespirt :: Bespirt (v. t.) Same as Bespurt.

Concho-spiral :: Concho-spiral (n.) A kind of spiral curve found in certain univalve shells.

Conspiracies :: Conspiracies (pl. ) of Conspirac.

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