Definition of as

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As (n.) A Roman copper coin, originally of a pound weight (12 oz.); but reduced, after the first Punic war, to two ounces; in the second Punic war, to one ounce; and afterwards to half an ounce..

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Rare :: Rare (superl.) Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event..
Conjugate :: Conjugate (v. i.) To unite in a kind of sexual union, as two or more cells or individuals among the more simple plants and animals..
Foundry :: Foundry (n.) The buildings and works for casting metals.
Nasally :: Nasally (adv.) In a nasal manner; by the nose.
Cachectical :: Cachectical (a.) Having, or pertaining to, cachexia; as, cachectic remedies; cachectical blood..
Outcast :: Outcast (n.) A quarrel; a contention.
Smithsonian :: Smithsonian (a.) Of or pertaining to the Englishman J. L. M. Smithson, or to the national institution of learning which he endowed at Washington, D. C.; as, the Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Reports..
Minister :: Minister (n.) One who serves at the altar; one who performs sacerdotal duties; the pastor of a church duly authorized or licensed to preach the gospel and administer the sacraments.
Mr. :: Mr. () The customary abbreviation of Mister in writing and printing. See Master, 4..
Acerbity :: Acerbity (n.) Harshness, bitterness, or severity; as, acerbity of temper, of language, of pain..
House :: House (n.) A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece..
Stoup :: Stoup (n.) A flagon; a vessel or measure for liquids.
Heel :: Heel (n.) The hinder part of any covering for the foot, as of a shoe, sock, etc.; specif., a solid part projecting downward from the hinder part of the sole of a boot or shoe..
Sioux :: Sioux (n. sing. & pl.) See Dakotas.
Heterogony :: Heterogony (n.) The condition of having two or more kinds of flowers, different as to the length of their stamens and pistils..
Empassionate :: Empassionate (a.) Strongly affected.
Pachy- :: Pachy- () A combining form meaning thick; as, pachyderm, pachydactyl..
Adjudicate :: Adjudicate (v. i.) To come to a judicial decision; as, the court adjudicated upon the case..
Secure :: Secure (a.) Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident..
Shrapnel :: Shrapnel (a.) Applied as an appellation to a kind of shell invented by Gen. H. Shrapnel of the British army.
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