ass

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1. ass - Noun

2. ass - Adjective

3. ass - Particle

Meaning

A quadruped of the genus Equus (E. asinus), smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray and long ears. The tame or domestic ass is patient, slow, and sure-footed, and has become the type of obstinacy and stupidity. There are several species of wild asses which are swift-footed.

A dull, heavy, stupid fellow; a dolt.

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I get satisfaction of three kinds. One is creating something, one is being paid for it and one is the feeling that I haven't just been sitting on my ass all afternoon. William F. Buckley

Writing and travel broaden your ass if not your mind and I like to write standing up. Ernest Hemingway

An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down. George Eliot

The ass and the driver never think alike. Dutch Proverb

When you have an ass for a friend, expect nothing but kicks. Hindi Proverb

An ass in a lion's skin. Romanian Proverb

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