AS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa
   Synonym(s)
   • American Samoa (what does American Samoa mean?)
   • Eastern Samoa (what does Eastern Samoa mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) AS is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • district (what does district mean?)
   • territory (what does territory mean?)
   • territorial dominion (what does territorial dominion mean?)
   • dominion (what does dominion mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms
   • arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys
   • found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar
   Synonym(s)
   • arsenic (what does arsenic mean?)
   • atomic number 33 (what does atomic number 33 mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) As is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • chemical element (what does chemical element mean?)
   • element (what does element mean?)

AS as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • to the same degree (often followed by `as”)
   Synonym(s)
   • equally (what does equally mean?)
   • every bit (what does every bit mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they were equally beautiful
   • birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly
   • sang as sweetly as a nightingale
   • he is every bit as mean as she is
   Pertainym(s)
   • equal (what does equal mean?)