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Revision as of 00:05, 16 November 2007 by Montanabw (talk | contribs) (Further clarification of some terms)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Ass may refer to:
- The most common phonological and spelling variation of arse in American English, a word for the anus or for the buttocks
- Ass, from Old English assa, ultimately from Latin asinus, is another word for donkey, still used to refer to taller members of the species, though considered archaic in most contexts.
- Wild ass may refer to feral burros, or it may mean a number of truly wild subspecies, including the onager.
- "Asses" is also the (English and Latin) plural of the as, a Roman weight and unit of money.
- Abbreviation of assinatura, Portuguese for "sign(ature)".
- In Old Norse mythology, an Áss is one of the Æsir.
- Ass is the local name of the Italian commune of Asso.
- Ass is the title of a 1973 album by the band Badfinger.
The acronym ASS stands for:
- ASS (gene), a human gene that encodes for the enzyme argininosuccinate synthetase.
- ASS (car), made in France from 1919 to 1920.
- After school special (TV program).
- American Science and Surplus, a seller of surplus and educational goods, many of which are odd, amusing, and/or useful.
- Alness (National Rail code: ASS), a railway station in the United Kingdom station information; Template:Mmukpcloc; live departures and arrivals.
- The German generic term for Aspirin (short for Acetylsalicylsäure, acetylsalicylic acid), comparable to the term ASA in some English-speaking countries.
- Advanced SubStation Alpha, a subtitles format.
- Asshole (game), a card game also known as Ass.
- Angle-Side-Side, a faulty proof of congruency of two triangles (also called SSA).
- American Sociological Association, known as the American Sociological Society until 1959.
- Austrian Social Service, an Austrian non-profit organization.
- African sleeping sickness.
References
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ass.If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
- “ass.” The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. www.bartleby.com/61/. Accessed 2006-10-23.