Asking bid
a conventional bid by which a bidder asks for specific information about the strength of his or her partner’s hand in a given suit.
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- Asking price
the price originally demanded by the seller, as before any reduction resulting from bargaining, discount, etc. contemporary examples unable to get their asking price, the milners took it off the market in january this year. new questions in jonbenet’s murder christine pelisek october 3, 2010 when cage first put it on the market a few […]
- Askja
a volcano in e central iceland. 4754 feet (1449 meters). historical examples the largest volcano in iceland, the dyngjufkll, with its immense crater of askja, has an area of some twenty-five square miles. the wonder book of volcanoes and earthquakes edwin j. houston askja (a˙skya˙), a volcano near the centre of iceland, first brought into […]
- Askoi
an oil or wine jar, characterized by an ellipsoidal body and a short, fl-ng-d spout from which a thin handle extends in an arc to join the back of the jar.
- Askos
an oil or wine jar, characterized by an ellipsoidal body and a short, fl-ng-d spout from which a thin handle extends in an arc to join the back of the jar. historical examples the pyxis was used by women at their toilet, and the lekythos, alabastron and askos for oil and unguents. encyclopaedia britannica, 11th […]
- Aslant
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely. slanting or on a slant; oblique. slantingly across; athwart. contemporary examples his hat, aslant over his brow, and took a pose on his toes for all of us. best of the memorial service the daily beast july 6, 2009 historical examples in place-names it may generally be translated by ‘sloping’ […]