AS
noun
1 As
A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar.
synonyms: arsenic, atomic number 33.
Dutch: arseen, arsenicum
Polish: arsen, As
2 AS
A United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa.
synonyms: American Samoa, Eastern Samoa.
Dutch: Amerikaans-Samoa, Amerikaans Samoa
Polish: Terytorium Samoa Amerykańskiego, Samoa Amerykańskie
adverb
1 as
To the same degree (often followed by `as'):
— Birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly.
— Sang as sweetly as a nightingale.
— He is every bit as mean as she is.
Roget 615: because, therefore etc. (cause) 155; from this motive, from that motive; for this reason, for that reason; for; by reason of, for the sake of, count of; out of, ... show more
Moby thesaurus: ad eundem, after this fashion, along these lines, as an example, as an instance, as long as, as things go, as well, at what price, because, being, being as how, by what mode, by what name, cause, ceteris paribus, considering, correspondingly, equally, equivalently ... show more.
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