Aspirant(a.) Aspiring.
Aspirant(n.) One who aspires; one who eagerly seeks some high position or object of attainment.
Aspirate(a.) Alt. of Aspirated
Aspirate(n.) A sound consisting of, or characterized by, a breath like the sound of h; the breathing h or a character representing such a sound; an aspirated sound.
Aspirate(n.) A mark of aspiration (/) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.
Aspirate(n.) An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, etc.
Aspirate(v. t.) To pronounce with a breathing, an aspirate, or an h sound; as, we aspirate the words horse and house; to aspirate a vowel or a liquid consonant.
Aspirated(a.) Pronounced with the h sound or with audible breath.
Aspirated(imp. & p. p.) of Aspirate
Aspirating(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Aspirate
Aspiration(n.) The act of aspirating; the pronunciation of a letter with a full or strong emission of breath; an aspirated sound.
Aspiration(n.) The act of breathing; a breath; an inspiration.
Aspiration(n.) The act of aspiring of a ardently desiring; strong wish; high desire.
Aspirator(n.) An apparatus for passing air or gases through or over certain liquids or solids, or for exhausting a closed vessel, by means of suction.
Aspirator(n.) An instrument for the evacuation of the fluid contents of tumors or collections of blood.
Aspire(n.) Aspiration.
Aspire(v. t.) To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after, and rarely by at; as, to aspire to a crown; to aspire after immorality.
Aspire(v. t.) To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar.
Aspire(v. t.) To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to.
Aspired(imp. & p. p.) of Aspire
Aspirement(n.) Aspiration.
Aspirer(n.) One who aspires.
Aspiring(a.) That aspires; as, an Aspiring mind.
Aspiring(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Aspire
Words within aspiration