asp — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A water snake.

   Usage

   • Archaic

2. A venomous viper native to southwestern Europe (Vipera aspis).

3. The Egyptian cobra (Naja haje).

4. An evil person; a snake.

   Usage

   • Figurative

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   'Two thousand years ago did thou and I and that Egyptian asp rest therein, but since then have I not set foot here, nor any man, and perchance it has fallen,' and, followed by the rest of us, she passed up a vast flight of broken and ruined steps into the outer court, and looked round into the gloom.

5. A type of European fish (Aspius aspius).

6. The caterpillar of various types of flannel moths which induce an intense pain when their hair is touched.

   Usage

   • Southern-US

7. The caterpillar of various types of flannel moths which induce an intense pain when their hair is touched. Any caterpillar which inflicts a sharp pain when their hair is touched.

   Usage

   • Southern-US
   • broadly

Noun

1. An aspen tree.

Noun

1. of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder

   Synonyms

   asp viperVipera aspis

   Broader terms

   viper

2. cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death

   Synonyms

   Egyptian cobraNaja haje

   Broader terms

   cobra