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Ass

Noun CEFR A2 Common
æs

Definitions

  1. Any of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus asinus, the domesticated of which are used as beasts of burden.
  2. The buttocks.
  3. Initialism of argininosuccinate synthase.
  4. A stupid or jerky (inconsiderate, etc) person.
  5. The anus.
  6. Initialism of antisynthetase syndrome.
  7. A compositor.
  8. Sex; a person to have sex with; with vulgar emphasis on their corporeality (their body) over their personhood.
  9. Used in similes to express something bad or unpleasant.
  10. A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself or one's person, chiefly their body. By extension, one's personal safety, or figuratively one's job, prospects, etc.

Equivalents

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Gaeilgeasaltóin
Gàidhligaisealasalmàstòin
Galegoasnoburro
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Íslenskaasnifíflhálvitirass
日本語お尻けつ
Қазақ тіліесеккөт
ភាសាខ្មែរគូតថ្ពាល់គូថ
Кыргызчаэшек
Lietuviųšikna
Македонскигаззадникмагаре
मराठीगांड
Bahasa Melayubuntutkeldaipantat
မြန်မာဖင်
Nederlandsezelkontreet
پښتوکونه
සිංහලපුක
Slovenčinamagorosolriťsomár
Slovenščinaoselritzadnjica
Gagana Samoaasini
Shqipbythë
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ئۇيغۇرچەكۆت
Українськаду́паоселсрака
اردوچوتر
繁體中文尻川屁股白痴笨蛋

Examples

And Iesse tooke an asse laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by Dauid his sonne vnto Saul.”
Thus the Aſſe having a peculiar mark of a croſſe made by a black liſt down his back, and another athwart, or at right angles down his ſhoulders; common opinion aſcribes this figure unto a peculiar ſignation; ſince that beaſt had the honour to bear our Saviour on his back.”
“[…] suddenly a man, in foreign garments: wonderfully real and distinct to look at: stood outside the window, with an axe stuck in his belt, and leading an ass laden with wood by the bridle.”
Pliny the Elder states that, to increase sexual potency, the right testis of an ass should be worn in a bracelet.”
“In this section "animal" means any horse, cattle, ass, mule, sheep, pig, goat or dog.”
“Near-synonyms: fool, idiot, jerk, asswipe; see also Thesaurus:jerk
That new kid left the cap off the syrup bottle again! What an ass.”
“He is such an ass for leaving the house door open.”
“Oh Vengeance! / Who? What an Aſſe am I?”
“I had sprung to my feet. I was speaking, and yet I had prepared no words. Tarp Henry, my companion, was plucking at my skirts and I heard him whispering, "Sit down, Malone! Don't make a public ass of yourself."”
Sometimes by way of joke, and sometimes by way of irritation, compositors are called Asses by the pressmen.”
Train compartment: two sick young junkies on their way to Lexington tear their pants down in convulsions of lust. One of them soaps his cock and works it up the other's ass with a corkscrew motion.”
That does it! Now listen! Why is it that everything today has involved things either going in or coming out of my ass? I’m sick of it! It’s completely immature!”
I'm going to go down to the bar and try to get me some ass.”
piece of ass
Acid, booze, and ass / Needles, guns, and grass
“I feel like ass today.”

I am feeling very bad today.

This room smells like ass.”

This room smells very bad.

What a load of ass.”

What a bunch of lies/nonsense/disappointment.

Get your lazy ass out of bed!”
“We risk our asses out there every day.”
“I'ma get medieval on your ass!”
Mess up one more time and it's your ass (i.e. you're fired)”
“"All these thugs better get their mind right and their ass out of our country before January 20th," Higgins wrote.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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