English noun: As | |||
1. | As (substance) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chemical element, element | ||
Substance meronym | arsenopyrite, herbicide, insect powder, insecticide, mispickel, orpiment, realgar, weed killer, weedkiller | ||
2. | AS (location) a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa | ||
Synonyms | American Samoa, Eastern Samoa | ||
Instance hypernym | district, dominion, territorial dominion, territory | ||
Part holonym | Pago Pago, Pango Pango | ||
Part meronym | Samoa, Samoan Islands | ||
English adverb: as | |||
1. | as to the same degree (often followed by `as') | ||
Samples | They were equally beautiful. Birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly. Sang as sweetly as a nightingale. He is every bit as mean as she is. | ||
Synonyms | equally, every bit | ||