ass
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- noun
- /æs/
:
burro
- "There are intimations of immortality in the bray of an ass," she said.
- oxen and asses
- mules and asses
There's a myth that the the size of the space shuttle is the width of two horses asses and it's not true.
- There's a myth that the the size of the space shuttle is the width of two horses asses and it's not true.
Examples
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And of the philosopher Ammonius, each day he allowed an ass to audit his lecture.
Fiction book (1991) -
A palace is no place for an ass; not the four-legged kind, at any rate.
Fiction book (1995) -
12:14 And Jesus, having found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,
Blog text (4) -
You've lost nothing if you get a horse for an ass, an ox for a sheep, a noble action for a small piece of money.
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According to the underground man, only asses and mules are brave.
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The ass brayed loudly as it carried a heavy load up the steep hill.
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Farmers often rely on their ass to help with tasks around the field.
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In many stories, the ass is depicted as a symbol of hard work and endurance.
Synonyms
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A small animal like a horse with long ears often used to carry loads
A strong animal with long ears that people use to carry loads on farms
Idioms
- Offensive
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A person or thing that is very annoying and difficult to deal with
- Offensive
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9.9
To tell someone rudely that you do not care about their opinion or order
- Offensive
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9.8
To take steps to protect yourself from blame, often by keeping records or blaming others
- Offensive
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8.5
To act in a way that makes you look foolish in front of others
- Offensive
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9.9
To do very well and act confidently, often in a forceful way
- Offensive
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9.9
To do something that makes both people look foolish
- Offensive
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To attack or punish someone suddenly and violently, often for something they did
- Offensive
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9.3
To help someone out of a dangerous or embarrassing situation at the last moment
- Offensive
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9.9
A very rude way to tell someone you strongly refuse their idea or order
- Offensive
A rude way to say someone is very bad at simple tasks and easily confused
- Offensive
To behave rudely and foolishly in a way that annoys or embarrasses people
Not able to do simple tasks, often confused and disorganized
- Offensive
Make up ideas quickly without preparing or checking facts
- Offensive
To yell at or threaten someone to make them try harder
- Offensive
To keep asking someone to do something all the time in an annoying, pushy way
- Offensive
To have sudden, very bad diarrhea after eating bad food or when feeling very nervous
- Offensive
A strong phrase people say when they are very surprised or do not believe something
- Offensive
An informal rude phrase said to show surprise or not believe something
Compounds
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A large wild animal like a donkey that lives on dry plains in Asia and northeast Africa
- Offensive
A way of living with very little money, using cheap choices to get by
- Formal
A situation when a person cannot choose between two equally good options and does nothing
- South African
A wild donkey from dry northeastern Africa that is the ancestor of the domestic donkey
- Offensive
A rude phrase for something completely pointless and not worth your time
- Offensive
An insulting word for a person who complains a lot and acts like a child
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ass for the animal comes from the Latin word asinus, which means 'donkey' and is like Spanish asno, so ass has long meant the small, sure-footed animal we call a donkey.