noun. Expulsion of breath in speech.

noun. undefined

noun. The pronunciation of a consonant with an aspirate.

noun. A speech sound produced with an aspirate.

noun. The act of breathing in; inhalation.

noun. The process of removing fluids or gases from the body with a suction device.

noun. undefined

noun. A strong desire for high achievement.

noun. An object of such desire; an ambition.

noun. The staccato mark (which see, under staccato).

noun. The drawing forward, in flight, against the direction of motion of a wind-current. See the extract.

noun. The act of aspirating or breathing; a breath.

noun. An aspirated sound; a phonetic breathing.

noun. The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual.

noun. Aid; inspiration; countenance.

noun. The act of removing a fluid, as pus or serum, from some cavity of the body, by means of a hollow needle or trocar connected with a suction-syringe.

noun. Suction; the act or process of drawing air through (by some method of exhaustion), as opposed to the act or process of forcing it through—that is, to a blast.

noun. Synonyms Longing, yearning.

noun. The act of aspirating; the pronunciation of a letter with a full or strong emission of breath; an aspirated sound.

noun. The act of breathing; a breath; an inspiration.

noun. The act of aspiring of a ardently desiring; strong wish; high desire.

noun. The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to or of)

noun. The action of aspirating.

noun. A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.

noun. a will to succeed

noun. a cherished desire

noun. a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath

noun. the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

"You cannot have too much of that yearning which we call aspiration, for, even though you do not attain your ideal, the efforts you make will bring nothing but blessing; while he who fails of attaining mere worldly goals is too often eaten up with the canker-worm of disappointed ambition."

aspiration pneumonia  aspiration psychrometer  

aspirational  preaspiration  

ambition  ambitiousness  articulation  

Alsatian  Americanization  Appalachian  Balkanization  Christianization  

achievement  aim  ambition  anxiety  conviction  

Aqua-Lung  aim  allophone  alveolar  ambition