Dictionary entries for 'ass'

Synonyms

ass¹ (ăs)

[Middle English asse, from Old English assa, perhaps of Celtic origin, ultimately from Latin asinus.]

noun: pl., ass·es (ăśĭz)

Any of several hoofed mammals of the genus Equus, resembling and closely related to the horses but having a smaller build and longer ears, and including the domesticated donkey.
A vain, self-important, silly, or aggressively stupid person.

ass² (ăs)

[Middle English ars, from Old English ears.]

Vulgar Slang