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A0450200 (ăs)n. pl. ass·es (ăs′ĭz) 1. Any of several hoofed mammals of the genus Equus, resembling and closely related to the horses but having a smaller build and longer ears, and including the domesticated donkey.2. A foolish or stupid person.

[Middle English asse, from Old English assa, perhaps a hypocoristic for Old English dialectal (Northumbrian) asal, ultimately (perhaps via a Celtic form akin to Old Irish asal) from Latin asinus; see asinine.]

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A0450200 (ăs)n. pl. ass·es (ăs′ĭz) Vulgar Slang 1. a. The buttocks.b. The anus.2. Sexual intercourse.adj. or assed (ăst) Used in combination with adjectives as an intensive: I don't want to play your dumb-ass game. That is one crazy-ass idea.Idiom: have (one's) head up (one's) ass To behave in an ignorant or foolish manner.

[Middle English ars, from Old English ears; see ors- in Indo-European roots.]

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(æs) n1. (Animals) either of two perissodactyl mammals of the horse family (Equidae), Equus asinus (African wild ass) or E. hemionus (Asiatic wild ass). They are hardy and sure-footed, having longer ears than the horse. 2. (Animals) (not in technical use) the domesticated variety of the African wild ass; donkey3. a foolish or ridiculously pompous person4. not within an ass's roar of informal Irish not close to obtaining, winning, etc: she wasn't within an ass's roar of it. [Old English assa, probably from Old Irish asan, from Latin asinus; related to Greek onos ass]

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(æs) n1. chiefly slang US and Canadian the buttocks2. chiefly slang US and Canadian the anus3. chiefly offensive slang US and Canadian sexual intercourse or a woman considered sexually (esp in the phrase piece of ass)4. cover one's ass slang chiefly US and Canadian to take such action as one considers necessary to avoid censure, ridicule, etc at a later time[Old English ærs; see arse]

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n. 1. Also called donkey. a long-eared, slow, surefooted domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden. 2. any wild species of the genus Equus, as the onager. 3. a stupid, foolish, or stubborn person. [before 1000; Middle English asse, Old English assa, probably fr. Old Irish asan < Latin asinus] ass′like`, adj.

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n. Vulgar Slang. 1. the buttocks. 2. the rectum. 3. sexual intercourse. [before 1000; var of arse, with loss of r before s, as in passel, cuss, etc.; Middle English ars, er(e)s, Old English ærs, ears, c. Old Frisian ers, Old Saxon, Old High German, Old Norse ars, Greek órrhos; akin to Greek oura, Old Irish err tail]

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1. assistant. 2. association. 3. assorted.

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Noun	1.	ass - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"arse, behind, buns, buttocks, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, derriere, fanny, rear end, tooshie, tush, seat, fundament, backside, bottom, rump, stern, tail end, tail, rear, bum, can, buttbody part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremitytorso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
	2.	ass - a pompous foolfool, muggins, saphead, tomfool, sap - a person who lacks good judgment
	3.	ass - hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horseEquus, genus Equus - type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidaeequid, equine - hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neckdomestic ass, donkey, Equus asinus - domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubbornjackass, jack - male donkeyjennet, jenny ass, jenny - female donkeywild ass - any of several equine mammals of Asia and northeast Africa
	4.	ass - slang for sexual intercourse fuck, fucking, nookie, nooky, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, screwing, shtup, shag, screwcarnal knowledge, coition, coitus, sex act, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation, copulation, intercourse, relation, congress - the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occurdirty word, vulgarism, obscenity, smut, filth - an offensive or indecent word or phrasejargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

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noun1. donkey, moke (slang), jennet She was led up to the sanctuary on an ass.2. fool, dope (informal), jerk (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), idiot, plank (Brit. slang), berk (Brit. slang), prick (derogatory slang), wally (slang), prat (slang), charlie (Brit. informal), plonker (slang), coot, geek (slang), twit (informal, chiefly Brit.), bonehead (slang), dunce, oaf, simpleton, airhead (slang), jackass, dipstick (Brit. slang), dickhead (slang), gonzo (slang), schmuck (U.S. slang), dork (slang), nitwit (informal), dolt, blockhead, ninny, divvy (Brit. slang), pillock (Brit. slang), halfwit, nincompoop, dweeb (U.S. slang), putz (U.S. slang), fathead (informal), weenie (U.S. informal), eejit (Scot. & Irish), thicko (Brit. slang), dumb-ass (slang), gobshite (Irish taboo slang), numpty (Scot. informal), doofus (slang, chiefly U.S.), daftie (informal), fuckwit (taboo slang), dickwit (slang), nerd or nurd (slang), numbskull or numskull, twerp or twirp (informal) He was regarded as a pompous ass.Related words
adjective asinine
male jack
female jenny
collective nouns pace, herd

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nounOne deficient in judgment and good sense:fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool.Informal: dope, gander, goose.Slang: cretin, ding-dong, dip, goof, jerk, nerd, schmo, schmuck, turkey.

Translations

傻瓜驴

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(ӕs) noun1. a donkey. 驴2. a stupid person. 傻瓜

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hoofed, herbivorous mammal of the genus Equus, closely related to the horsehorse,
hoofed, herbivorous mammal now represented by a single extant genus, Equus. The term horse commonly refers only to the domestic Equus caballus and to the wild Przewalski's horse.
..... Click the link for more information. . It is distinguished from the horse by its small size, large head, long ears, and small hooves. There are three living species: Equus hemonius, the Asian wild ass; E. kiang, the Tibetan wild ass; and E. asinus, the African wild ass. The last species includes the domesticated variety, E. asinus asinus, commonly known as the donkey. A male ass is called a jackass and a female, a jenny. Wild asses are swift desert animals that may attain speeds of up to 40 mi (60 km) per hr. They can live in herds of up to 1,000 animals, though in most subspecies populations are now much reduced.

Asian Wild Ass

The Asian wild ass, also known as the onager (a term also used historically for one of its subspecies), typically has a sandy-colored coat with lighter-colored legs and belly, a short erect black mane, a black spinal stripe, and a black tail tuft. Its neigh is shrill. Different subspecies of this ass vary in size, with the largest reaching about 55 in. (140 cm) in shoulder height. They were once widely distributed across Asia, but they have been crowded out of their grazing lands by domestic livestock and have been hunted for their flesh and hides. Each subspecies is now restricted to a very limited territory within their former range. Among them are the Persian wild ass, or onageronager
or Persian wild ass,
wild ass of central Asia, Equus hemonius onager. Formerly classified as a separate species, it is one of the several subspecies of Asian wild ass (E. hemonius; the term onager is also now used more broadly for Asian wild ass).
..... Click the link for more information. , of Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan; the Turkmenian kulan of Central Asia; the Mongolian wild ass, or Mongolian khulan, of E Kazakhstan and NE Asia; and the Indian ass, or ghudkhur, of S Asia. All are considered endangered, and the continued survival of the Persian and Mongolian subspecies is particularly threatened. The Syrian wild ass, formerly found in SW Asia, is extinct, but some of the other subspecies have been introduced into a few areas of its range.

Tibetan Wild Ass

The Tibetan wild ass, or kiang, presently the most numerous wild ass in Asia, is found on the steppe and alpine grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau in China and neighboring areas of India and Nepal. Formerly classified as a subspecies of the Asian wild ass, it is considered to have western, southern, and eastern subspecies. The kiang can reach 56 in. (142 cm) in shoulder height, and has a chestnut-colored coat with whitish legs and belly and a dark brown spinal stripe and tail tuft.

African Wild Ass and the Donkey

The two wild subspecies of the African wild ass, called Nubian and Somali wild asses, are becoming rare. They are found in the mountains and deserts of NE Africa. The African wild ass averages about 53 in. (135 cm) in shoulder height; it is grayish in color, with longer ears and mane than the Asian ass, and with a characteristic loud, harsh bray. Its descendant, the donkey, is the oldest domestic beast of burden; it is believed to have been domesticated in Egypt by c.4000 B.C. A variety of the Asian wild ass was used in ancient Mesopotamia but did not survive as a domestic animal; all modern domestic donkeys are descended from the African species.

The donkey is still used as a pack and draft animal. Although not as swift or powerful as the horse, it is strong for its size and has great powers of endurance. Donkeys are more surefooted than horses in mountainous country and are cheaper to maintain, as they feed on dry scrub. They may live up to 47 years, about twice as long as a horse. In some regions the donkey is crossbred with the horse to produce a mulemule,
hybrid offspring of a male donkey (see ass) and a female horse, bred as a work animal. The name is also sometimes applied to the hinny, the offspring of a male horse and female donkey; hinnies are considered inferior to mules.
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The donkey was once widely used in Mexico and the SW United States, where it was known by its Spanish name of burro. A large population of feral donkeys (wild descendants of domesticated animals) now exists in the deserts of that region. Feral donkeys are also found in the Old World, where they have given rise to some confusion about the number of true wild asses left in existence.

Classification

Asses are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Perissodactyla, family Equidae.

What does it mean when you dream about an ass?

An animal that signifies hard work and extreme stubbornness, the ass is also associated with stupidity.

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[as] (vertebrate zoology) Any of several perissodactyl mammals in the family Equidae belonging to the genus Equus, especially E. hemionus and E. asinus.

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Balaam’s assass which rebukes Balaam who then blesses the Israelites. [O.T.: Numbers 22:22–35]Bottom, Nickoaf upon whom Puck fixes ass’s head. [Br. Lit.: Midsummer Night’s Dream]DappleSancho’s ass. [Span. Lit.: Don Quixote]Democratic Partydonkey; symbol of Democratic Party in U.S. politics. [Am. Culture: Misc.]Golden Ass, TheLucius, transformed into donkey, observes foibles of mankind. [Rom. Lit.: Benét, 44]Midasfor judging Pan winner of flute contest, his ears are changed to ass’s ears. [Gk. Myth.: Leach, 83]Pinocchio and Lampwicknaughtiness causes them to sprout donkey’s ears and tails. [Ital. Lit.: Pinocchio]

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1. either of two perissodactyl mammals of the horse family (Equidae), Equus asinus (African wild ass) or E. hemionus (Asiatic wild ass). They are hardy and sure-footed, having longer ears than the horse 2. the domesticated variety of the African wild ass; donkey

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noun donkey

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noun fool

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noun one deficient in judgment and good sense

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noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

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noun a pompous fool

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noun hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse

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noun slang for sexual intercourse

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