Defn: The quality of being asinine; stupidity combined with obstinacy.
ASIPHONATE
A*si"phon*ate, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Destitute of a siphon or breathing tube; — said of many bivalve shells. — n.
Defn: An asiphonate mollusk.
ASIPHONEA; ASIPHONATA; ASIPHONIDA
As`i*pho"ne*a, A*si`pho*na"ta, As`i*phon"i*da, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr.
Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A group of bivalve mollusks destitute of siphons, as the oyster; the asiphonate mollusks.
ASITIA
A*si"ti*a, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Defn: Want of appetite; loathing of food.
ASK Ask, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Asked; p. pr. & vb. n. Asking.] Etym: [OE. asken, ashen, axien, AS. ascian, acsian; akin to OS. escon, OHG. eiscon, Sw. aska, Dan. æske, D. eischen, G. heischen, Lith. jëskóti, OSlav. iskati to seek, Skr. ish to desire. *5.]
1. To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; to solicit; - - often with of, in the sense of from, before the person addressed. Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God. Judg. xviii. 5. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. John xv. 7.