English to English Dictionary

Ascendancy

Occupation of a position of dominant power or influence.

Ascendant

A person or thing that is rising in power or influence.

Ascender

A part of a lowercase letter that extends above the x-height, such as in 'b', 'd', 'h', and 'k'.

Ascenseur

A device used for transporting people or goods vertically between floors of a building.

Ascent

An act of ascending or moving upward.

Ascertain

To find out or learn with certainty.

Ascesis

Rigorous self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious or spiritual reasons.

Ascetic

A person who practices severe self-discipline and abstention.

Asceticism

The practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.

Ascetism

Severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.

Ascii Text

A character encoding standard for electronic communication that represents text in computers using a set of 128 specified characters.

Ascot

A broad necktie, traditionally made of silk, looped over and fastened with a pin, worn especially with formal morning dress.