aston

A1S1T1O1N1
/ˈæstən/

verb

To astonish.

OriginOld English ēast →
CommonScrabble 5
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Meanings

aston1

verb
  1. obsoleteTo astonish.

aston2

noun
  1. UKbroadcastingA lower third.

Aston3

proper nounAston (countable and uncountable, plural Astons)

plural Astons

  1. A common placename:
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Remenham parish, Wokingham borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU7884).
    2. countableuncountableA small village (Aston-by-Sutton) and civil parish (without a council) in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5578).
    3. countableuncountableA hamlet in Sudbury parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1631).
    4. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in High Peak district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1883).
    5. countableuncountableA hamlet in Kingsland parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4662).
    6. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL2722).
    7. countableuncountableA village in Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3402).
    8. countableuncountableA hamlet in Claverley parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO8093).
    9. countableuncountableA small village in Wem Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ5328).
    10. countableuncountableA hamlet in Wrockwardine parish, Telford and Wrekin district, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6109).
    11. countableuncountableA village in Aston cum Aughton parish, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4685).
    12. countableuncountableA village in Maer parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ7541).
    13. countableuncountableA hamlet in Seighford parish, Stafford district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8923).
    14. countableuncountableA suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, historically in Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP0889).
    15. countableuncountableA suburban village in Hawarden community, Flintshire, Wales, contiguous with Shotton (OS grid ref SJ3067).
    16. countableuncountableA commune in Ariège department, Occitania, France.
    17. countableuncountableA township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, named after Aston, Oxfordshire.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.
nounAston (plural Astons)

plural Astons

  1. informalA car made by Aston Martin.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
chyron

Origin

aston · noun

From Aston Broadcast Systems, a supplier of software displaying such graphics.

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Aston · proper noun, noun

  1. Old Englishēast“east”
  2. EnglishAston

From Old English ēast (“east”) and tūn (“town, village”). Doublet of Easton.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

aston. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aston

MLA

“aston.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aston. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aston,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aston.

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