adj. 1. marked with a destination; -- of mail [ Narrower terms: self-addressed ] unaddressed [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One to whom anything is addressed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Formed fr. L. adesse to be present; ad + esse to be. ] (Eccl. Hist.) One who held the real presence of Christ's body in the eucharist, but not by transubstantiation. [ 1913 Webster ]

A vessel, cell, duct, or tube containing or conducting air; as the air vessels of insects, birds, plants, etc.; the air vessel of a pump, engine, etc. For the latter, see Air chamber. The air vessels of insects are called tracheæ, of plants spiral vessels. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. allégresse, fr. L. alacer sprightly. ] Joy; gladsomeness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Controlled by an evil spirit or by evil passions; wild. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Alms. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who amasses. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. See Amass. ] An instrument of horn used for collecting painters' colors on the stone in the process of grinding. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }, a. [ p. p. appress, which is not in use. See Adpress. ] (Bot.) Pressed close to, or lying against, something for its whole length, as against a stem. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. arrondir to make round; ad + rond round, L. rotundus. ] A subdivision of a department. [ France ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The territory of France, since the revolution, has been divided into departments, those into arrondissements, those into cantons, and the latter into communes. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Zool.) A small foxlike animal (Vulpes cama) of South Africa, valued for its fur. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. assecuratio, fr. assecurare. ] Assurance; certainty. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ LL. assecurare. ] To make sure or safe; to assure. [ Obs. ] Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. assécution, fr. L. assequi to obtain; ad + sequi to follow. ] An obtaining or acquiring. [ Obs. ] Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Assagai. [ 1913 Webster ]

/mhw>, n. [ Pg. azagaia, Sp. azagaya, fr. a Berber word. Cf. Lancegay. ] A spear used by tribes in South Africa as a missile and for stabbing, a kind of light javelin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. assemblage. See Assemble. ] 1. The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association. [ 1913 Webster ]

In sweet assemblage every blooming grace. Fenton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A collection of individuals, or of individuals, or of particular things; as, a political assemblage; an assemblage of ideas. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Company; group; collection; concourse; gathering; meeting; convention. Assemblage, Assembly. An assembly consists only of persons; an assemblage may be composed of things as well as persons, as, an assemblage of incoherent objects. Nor is every assemblage of persons an assembly; since the latter term denotes a body who have met, and are acting, in concert for some common end, such as to hear, to deliberate, to unite in music, dancing, etc. An assemblage of skaters on a lake, or of horse jockeys at a race course, is not an assembly, but might be turned into one by collecting into a body with a view to discuss and decide as to some object of common interest. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. assemblance. ] 1. Resemblance; likeness; appearance. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Care I for the . . . stature, bulk, and big assemblance of a man? Give me the spirit. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An assembling; assemblage. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To weete [ know ] the cause of their assemblance. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Assembled p. pr. & vb. n. Assembling ] [ F. assembler, fr. LL. assimulare to bring together to collect; L. ad + simul together; akin to similis like, Gr. &unr_; at the same time, and E. same. Cf. Assimilate, Same. ] 1. To collect into one place or body; to bring or call together; to convene; to congregate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thither he assembled all his train. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

All the men of Israel assembled themselves. 1 Kings viii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To collect and put together the parts of; as, to assemble a bicycle, watch, gun, or other manufactured article. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. i. To meet or come together, as a number of individuals; to convene; to congregate. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Parliament assembled in November. W. Massey. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To liken; to compare. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Bribes may be assembled to pitch. Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. brought together into a group or crowd. the assembled letters in my office
Syn. -- accumulated, collected, congregate, massed. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. 1 formed by fitting or joining components together.
Syn. -- built(prenominal), made-up. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who assembles a number of individuals; also, one of a number assembled. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Computers) a computer program that takes as input a set of instructions written in assembly language, and produces a corresponding executable computer program in machine language. [ PJC ]

3. (Computers) same as assembly language. [ informal ] [ PJC ]

n.; pl. Assemblies [ F. assemblée, fr. assembler. See Assemble. ] 1. A company of persons collected together in one place, and usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and legislation, for worship, or for social entertainment. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A collection of inanimate objects. [ Obs. ] Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mil.) A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a signal to troops to assemble. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In some of the United States, the legislature, or the popular branch of it, is called the Assembly, or the General Assembly. In the Presbyterian Church, the General Assembly is the highest ecclesiastical tribunal, composed of ministers and ruling elders delegated from each presbytery; as, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, or of Scotland. [ 1913 Webster ]

Assembly room, a room in which persons assemble, especially for dancing. --
Unlawful assembly (Law), a meeting of three or more persons on a common plan, in such a way as to cause a reasonable apprehension that they will disturb the peace tumultuously. --
Westminster Assembly, a convocation, consisting chiefly of divines, which, by act of Parliament, assembled July 1, 1643, and remained in session some years. It framed the “Confession of Faith, ” the “Larger Catechism, ” and the “Shorter Catechism, ” which are still received as authority by Presbyterians, and are substantially accepted by Congregationalists. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- See Assemblage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Computers) an artificial computer language with mnemonic codes representing the basic machine-language instructions of a computer, which can be interpreted by an assembler to produce a computer program in machine language. Also informally referred to as assembler. Writing a program in assembly language is very much simpler than writing the machine instructions in binary code, and the use of such a language greatly increases the efficiency of the process of writing computer programs. See also programming language, FORTRAN, BASIC. [ PJC ]

n. A line of machinery, tools, and workers on which objects to be manufactured are moved from one post to the next, where different workers perform different steps in the manufacturing process; called also production line. The objects to be manufactured usually move on a form of conveyor belt, which does not necessarily move only in a straight line, but may continue around the factory area for some distance. [ PJC ]

a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling an assembly line; as, an assembly-line process; also used metaphorically, as an assembly-line educational system. [ PJC ]

n.; pl. Assemblymen A member of an assembly, especially of the lower branch of a state legislature. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a female member of a legislative body called an assembly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Assented; p. pr. & vb. n. Assenting. ] [ F. assentir, L. assentire, assentiri; ad + sentire to feel, think. See Sense. ] To admit a thing as true; to express one's agreement, acquiescence, concurrence, or concession. [ 1913 Webster ]

Who informed the governor . . . And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so. Acts xxiv. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

The princess assented to all that was suggested. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To yield; agree; acquiesce; concede; concur. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. assent, fr. assentir. See Assent, v. ] The act of assenting; the act of the mind in admitting or agreeing to anything; concurrence with approval; consent; agreement; acquiescence. [ 1913 Webster ]

Faith is the assent to any proposition, on the credit of the proposer. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

The assent, if not the approbation, of the prince. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

Too many people read this ribaldry with assent and admiration. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Royal assent, in England, the assent of the sovereign to a bill which has passed both houses of Parliament, after which it becomes law. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Concurrence; acquiescence; approval; accord. -- Assent, Consent. Assent is an act of the understanding, consent of the will or feelings. We assent to the views of others when our minds come to the same conclusion with theirs as to what is true, right, or admissible. We consent when there is such a concurrence of our will with their desires and wishes that we decide to comply with their requests. The king of England gives his assent, not his consent, to acts of Parliament, because, in theory at least, he is not governed by personal feelings or choice, but by a deliberate, judgment as to the common good. We also use assent in cases where a proposal is made which involves but little interest or feeling. A lady may assent to a gentleman's opening the window; but if he offers himself in marriage, he must wait for her consent. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. assentatio. See Assent, v. ] Insincere, flattering, or obsequious assent; hypocritical or pretended concurrence. [ 1913 Webster ]

Abject flattery and indiscriminate assentation degrade as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy debate disgust. Ld. Chesterfield. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. assentari to assent constantly. ] An obsequious; a flatterer. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Flattering; obsequious. [ Obs. ] -- As*sent"a*to*ri*ly, adv. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

n. One who assents. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Assenting. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Giving or implying assent. -- As*sent"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. Giving assent; of the nature of assent; complying. -- As*sent"ive*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

n. Assent; agreement. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Asserted; p. pr. & vb. n. Asserting. ] [ L. assertus, p. p. of asserere to join or fasten to one's self, claim, maintain; ad + serere to join or bind together. See Series. ] 1. To affirm; to declare with assurance, or plainly and strongly; to state positively; to aver; to asseverate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nothing is more shameful . . . than to assert anything to be done without a cause. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To maintain; to defend. [ Obs. or Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

That . . . I may assert Eternal Providence,
And justify the ways of God to men. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will assert it from the scandal. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to; as, to assert our rights and liberties. [ 1913 Webster ]

To assert one's self, to claim or vindicate one's rights or position; to demand recognition. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To affirm; aver; asseverate; maintain; protest; pronounce; declare; vindicate. -- To Assert, Affirm, Maintain, Vindicate. To assert is to fasten to one's self, and hence to claim. It is, therefore, adversative in its nature. We assert our rights and privileges, or the cause of tree institutions, as against opposition or denial. To affirm is to declare as true. We assert boldly; we affirm positively. To maintain is to uphold, and insist upon with earnestness, whatever we have once asserted; as, to maintain one's cause, to maintain an argument, to maintain the ground we have taken. To vindicate is to use language and measures of the strongest kind, in defense of ourselves and those for whom we act. We maintain our assertions by adducing proofs, facts, or arguments; we are ready to vindicate our rights or interests by the utmost exertion of our powers. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. capable of being affirmed or asserted.
Syn. -- affirmable. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. stated as a fact.
Syn. -- alleged. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who asserts; one who avers pr maintains; an assertor. [ 1913 Webster ]

The inflexible asserter of the rights of the church. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. prenom. 1. declaring.
Syn. -- declaratory. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. assertio, fr. asserere. ] 1. The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is a difference between assertion and demonstration. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory. [ 1913 Webster ]

In a confident and assertive form. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

As*sert"ive*ly, adv. -- As*sert"ive*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. asserere. ] One who asserts or avers; one who maintains or vindicates a claim or a right; an affirmer, supporter, or vindicator; a defender; an asserter. [ 1913 Webster ]

The assertors of liberty said not a word. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Faithful assertor of thy country's cause. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Asserting that a thing is; -- opposed to problematical and apodeictical. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. assertorius, fr. asserere. ] Affirming; maintaining. [ 1913 Webster ]

Arguments . . . assertory, not probatory. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

An assertory, not a promissory, declaration. Bentham. [ 1913 Webster ]

A proposition is assertory, when it enounces what is known as actual. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]