as /əz/
1. 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
synset: arsenic, As, atomic_number_33
2. a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa
synset: American_Samoa, Eastern_Samoa, AS
1. to the same degree (often followed by `as'); "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"
synset: equally, as, every_bit
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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