,ash 'blonde adj., noun

*                  adj. (also ash blond) 1 (of hair 3^) very pale blonde

in colour 2 (of a person A) having ash blonde

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■ noun a woman with hair that is ash blonde in colour

ashen /'aejn/ adj. (usually of sb’s face ii fg J&) very pale; without colour because of illness or fear $£3 W; W JflL : They listened ashen-faced to the news. fife ill n/f It S ffi fin o 0 His face was ashen and wet with sweat, fife ffi fin ± , if fiP MT 0

Ash ken azi /.aej'ka'naizi/ noun [pi Ashkenazim /-im/) a Jew whose ancestors came from central or eastern Europe {g jg ft A A ( *& fit ^ f± £ & iW t & 8P ) — compare Sephardi

ashore /a'Jo:(r)/ odv towards, onto or on land, having come from an area of water such as the sea or a river foj (   ) Jilt ; fn) (  ) (Sjfife:   to come/go ashore

± # 0 a drowned body found washed ashore on the beach  0 The

cruise included several days ashore. Jl A Rij

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ash ram /'aejram/ noun a place where Hindus who wish to live away from society live together as a group; a place where other Hindus go for a short time to say prayers before returning to society ( £p

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ash-tray /'aeXtrei/ noun a container into which people who smoke put ash, cigarette ends, etc.

,Ash 'Wednesday noun [u, C] the first day of Lent I'tliHf      ) —see also Shrove

Tuesday

Asia Minor /,eija 'maina(r)/ noun [sing.] the western peninsula of Asia, which now forms most of Turkey

Asian /'eijn; ‘ei3n/ noun, adj.

m noun a person from Asia, or whose family originally came from Asia A:    British Asians H fit M. M A

1:131a In BrE Asian is used especially to refer to people from India or Pakistan. In NAmE it is used especially to refer to people from the Far East.      , Asian

Af£^®As£e*JMA>,   Asian X&&

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a adj. of or connected with Asia M : Asian music

.Asian A'merican noun a person from America whose family come from Asia, especially E Asia 3£j^H@s| A;

( Aft ) AM® Hill A ► .Asian-A'merican adj.

Asi at ic /.eiji'aetik; ,ei3i-/ adj. (technical A in) of or connected with Asia M M pfi:  the Asiatic tropics M

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'A-side noun the side of a pop record that is considered more likely to be successful ( PDfipfi ) A ®( tb B MIlSilcPfiiR® ) —compare B-side aside 0-m /a'said/ adv., noun

« adv. 1 to one side; out of the way       £: She

pulled the curtain aside. filfe fE Iff ^ jit |fij — 9 0 Stand

aside and let these people pass. |X]fF, ih&lSAiiAo 0 He took me aside {= away from a group of people) to give me some advice, fife fE h fi 10 —* , In’ISMAIL 0 (figurative) Leaving aside (= not considering at this stage) the cost of the scheme, let us examine its benefits.

AS,  0 All our

protests were brushed aside (= ignored). fUf]® — fiUtrt AlL 2 to be used later @       We set

aside some money for repairs.   &2S

^ ^ o 3 used after nouns to say that except for one thing, sth is true ( =f & is] Jfj ) |$& ••• U fib ■. Money worries aside, things are going well. H^A^^&fih

[1]      noun 1 (in the theatre Jgi)) something which a character in a play says to the audience, but which the other characters on stage are not intended to hear # A

2                  a remark, often made in a low voice, which is not intended to be heard by everyone present fiS F t£ Pfi i$

3                  a remark that is not directly connected with the main

subject that is being discussed H iS :    I mention it

only as an aside ... fSRJiHifigMA.---