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- AACHEN
- AAHEDsimple past and past participle of aah
- AAHINGpresent participle and gerund of aah
- AAHSplural of aah
- AALI
- AALIIA bushy small tree, Dodonaea viscosa, native to Hawaii, Australia, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky leaves and dark wood.
- AALIISplural of aalii (Dodonaea viscosa).
- AALSplural of aal
- AAMES
- AAPT
- AARD
- AARDWOLFA nocturnal, insectivorous mammal (Proteles cristatus), having yellowish fur with vertical black stripes, and a long mane down the midline of the neck and back; it is related to an
- AARDWOLVESplural of aardwolf
- AARGHAlternative form of argh.
- AARON
- AARONIC
- AART
- AARTIA particular Hindu prayer ritual, involving candles made from clarified butter.
- AARTISplural of aarti
- AARTS
- AASE
- AASVOGELVulture.
- AATE
- AATISH
- AAVE
- ABACSynonym of nomogram.
- ABACIplural of abacus
- ABACKTowards the back or rear; backwards.
- ABACSplural of abac
- ABACTOROne who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves; a cattle rustler.
- ABACTORSplural of abactor
- ABACUSA table or tray scattered with sand which was used for calculating or drawing.
- ABAD
- ABAFTBehind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of.
- ABALONEAn edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
- ABALONESplural of abalone
- ABAMPEREUnit of electrical current in electromagnetic and Gaussian cgs systems of units, equal to 10 amperes in SI units.
- ABAMPERESplural of abampere
- ABANDTo desist in practicing, using, or doing; to renounce.
- ABANDONTo give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
- ABANDSthird-person singular simple present indicative of aband
- ABAP
- ABASA cutaneous disease; the scald-head. porrigo
- ABASETo lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
- ABASEDHumbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige.
- ABASEDLYIn an abased manner; abjectly.
- ABASEMENTThe act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low.
- ABASEROne who, or that which, abases.
- ABASHTo make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit.
- ABASHEDEmbarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
- ABASHEDLYIn an abashed manner.
- ABASHINGTending to abash; causing embarrassment or the loss of self-possession.
- ABASHMENTThe state of feeling abashed; embarrassment from shame; timid shyness as from one's modesty being challenged.
- ABASINGpresent participle and gerund of abase
- ABASKIn the sunshine; basking.
- ABATETo lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
- ABATEDsimple past and past participle of abate
- ABATEROne who, or that which, abates.
- ABATERSplural of abater
- ABATESplural of abate
- ABATINGpresent participle and gerund of abate
- ABATISA means of defense formed by felled trees, or sometimes by bent trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy, and more recently forti
- ABATORa person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee
- ABATORSplural of abator
- ABATUREGrass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them.
- ABAXILEAlternative form of abaxial.
- ABAYE
- ABBAFather; religious superior; in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch; a title given to Jewish scholars in the
- ABBACIESplural of abbacy
- ABBACYThe dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess.
- ABBEYThe office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.
- ABBOTThe superior or head of an abbey or monastery.
- ABBOTCYAbbacy; office of abbot (superior of a monastery).
- ABBOTSplural of abbot
- ABBOTSHIPThe state, term, or office of an abbot; abbacy.
- ABBSplural of abb
- ABCEEAlternative form of absey (“alphabet book”).
- ABCEESplural of abcee
- ABCOULOMBA unit of electromagnetic charge equal to ten coulombs.
- ABDICABLECapable of being abdicated.
- ABDICANTAbdicating; renouncing.
- ABDICATETo disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.
- ABDICATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of abdicate
- ABDICATINGpresent participle and gerund of abdicate
- ABDICATIONThe act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
- ABDICATIONSplural of abdication
- ABDICATIVECausing, or implying, abdication.
- ABDICATORA person supporting the abdication of another.
- ABDICATORSplural of abdicator
- ABDOMENThe fat surrounding the belly.
- ABDOMENSplural of abdomen
- ABDOMINAplural of abdomen
- ABDOMINALOf or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.
- ABDOMINALLYIn the area of the abdomen.
- ABDOMINALSplural of abdominal
- ABDOMINIS
- ABDOMINOUSHaving a protuberant belly; potbellied.
- ABDUCETo draw; to conduct away; to take away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part; to move a limb out away from the center of the body; abduct.
- ABDUCENSEllipsis of abducens nerve.
- ABDUCENTDrawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting.