asp
noun
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
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any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
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Archaeology. uraeus.
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Asp
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Biochemistry.
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American selling price.
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Computers. application service provider: a company that gives individuals or businesses access through the internet to specialized software applications and other computer-related services.
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the venomous snake, probably Naja haje (Egyptian cobra), that caused the death of Cleopatra and was formerly used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death See also uraeus
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Also called: asp viper. a viper, Vipera aspis, that occurs in S Europe and is very similar to but smaller than the adder
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another name for horned viper
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Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of asp1
1300–50; back formation from Middle English aspis (taken as plural) < Latin < Greek aspís originally, shield
Origin of asp2
before 900; Middle English aspe, apse, Old English æsp ( e ), æps ( e ); cognate with Middle Low German aspe, Old High German aspa ( German Espe, with altered vowel < Old High German adj. espîn ), Old Norse ǫsp; akin to Latvian apse, Russian osína, Czech osika < North European Indo-European *aps-. See aspen
Vocabulary lists containing asp
Example Sentences
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Did she die by clasping an asp to her cleavage?
From Salon ● May 11, 2023
While playing outside at day care this week, Lauren Chambers told NBC 5 her 5-year-old daughter, Adrie, was stung by the fuzzy-looking asp caterpillar, also known as the southern flannel moth or puss caterpillar.
From Fox News ● Oct. 14, 2018
But rather than keeping it all at arms’ length, and blaming … I don’t know … somebody else, I want to bring it to my bosom like an asp and let it sting me.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 11, 2016
The cleopatra gene can kill flies when it interacts with another gene, asp.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2012
Poisonous venom from the bite of an asp was already coursing through the queen’s veins when Octavian received the letter.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
But after missing three match darts, the Asp wrapped up victory with double eight.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2024
Aspinall hit just 25% of his, Smith only marginally better at 27.8% but crucially The Asp hit six of them.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2024
The 36 topologically equivalent residues of the structural scaffold include highly conserved residues such as Asn, Asp, Trp and Pro.
From Nature ● Feb. 13, 2013
“I see Richard Kern has a metal retractable baton, known as the Asp, out,” Officer Maloney said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2010
A loud congratulatory cheer from the British seamen on board the Asp signified their satisfaction at the success of Mr Kingston’s gallant exploit.
From Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign by William Henry Giles Kingston
He lifted his ASP forecast for Samsung’s 64-gigabyte high-end specialized stick of computer memory from $1586 to $1805 by the fourth quarter of 2026, an increase justified by accelerating AI central processing unit demand.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
On the 19th day that the oil tanker ASP Avana was stuck in the Persian Gulf, its 47-year-old captain, Rakesh Ranjan Singh, died.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
ASP said there would be increased patrols in the area as officers made enquiries.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2024
Kuo blames the ASP increase on a potentially more expensive iPhone Pro and Pro Max, as well as a “higher shipment proportion.”
From The Verge ● Aug. 10, 2022
The angle ASP is the anomaly when the planet is at P. CA or a line drawn from S to D is the mean distance of the planet from the sun.
From History of Astronomy by George Forbes
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