ass

¹ass

noun \ˈas\

Definition of ASS

1

: any of several hardy gregarious African or Asian perissodactyl mammals (genus Equus) smaller than the horse and having long ears; especially : an African mammal (E. asinus) that is the ancestor of the donkey

2

sometimes vulgar : a stupid, obstinate, or perverse person <made an ass of himself> —often compounded with a preceding adjective <don't be a smart-ass>

Origin of ASS

Middle English, from Old English assa, probably from Old Irish asan, from Latin asinus

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with ASS

bass, brass, class, crass, frass, gas, glass, grass, lass, mass, pass, sass, strass, tasse, vas, wrasse