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abominated

of abominate

abominating

of abominate

abomination

the feeling of extreme disgust and hatred; abhorrence; detestation; loathing; as, he holds tobacco in abomination.-that which is abominable; anything hateful, wicked, or shamefully vile; an object or state that excites disgust and hatred; a hateful or shameful vice; pollution.-a cause of pollution or wickedness.

aboon

and adv. above.

aboral

situated opposite to, or away from, the mouth.

abord

manner of approaching or accosting; address.-to approach; to accost.

aboriginal

first; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of america.-of or pertaining to aborigines; as, a hindoo of aboriginal blood.-an original inhabitant of any land; one of the aborigines.-an animal or a plant native to the region.

aboriginality

the quality of being aboriginal.

aboriginally

primarily.

aborigines

the earliest known inhabitants of a country; native races.-the original fauna and flora of a geographical area

aborsement

abortment; abortion.

aborsive

abortive.

abort

to miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely.-to become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile.-an untimely birth.-an aborted offspring.

aborted

brought forth prematurely.-rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped; checked in normal development at a very early stage; as, spines are aborted branches.

aborticide

the act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.

abortifacient

producing miscarriage.-a drug or an agent that causes premature delivery.

abortion

the act of giving premature birth; particularly, the expulsion of the human fetus prematurely, or before it is capable of sustaining life; miscarriage.-the immature product of an untimely birth.-arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.-any fruit or produce that does not come to maturity, or anything which in its progress, before it is matured or perfect; a complete failure; as, his attempt proved an abortion.

abortional

pertaining to abortion; miscarrying; abortive.

abortionist

one who procures abortion or miscarriage.

abortive

produced by abortion; born prematurely; as, an abortive child.-made from the skin of a still-born animal; as, abortive vellum.-rendering fruitless or ineffectual.-coming to naught; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful; as, an abortive attempt.-imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile; as, an abortive organ, stamen, ovule, etc.-causing abortion; as, abortive medicines.-cutting short; as, abortive treatment of typhoid fever.-that which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.-a fruitless effort or issue.-a medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion.

abortively

in an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.

abortiveness

the quality of being abortive.

abortment

abortion.

abought

imp. & p. p. of aby.-of abye

abound

to be in great plenty; to be very prevalent; to be plentiful.-to be copiously supplied; -- followed by in or with.

abounded

of abound

abounding

of abound

about

around; all round; on every side of.-in the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place; by or on (one's person).-over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.-near; not far from; -- determining approximately time, size, quantity.-in concern with; engaged in; intent on.-on the point or verge of; going; in act of.-concerning; with regard to; on account of; touching.-on all sides; around.-in circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across.-here and there; around; in one place and another.-nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, etc.; as, about as cold; about as high; -- also of quantity, number, time.-to a reserved position; half round; in the opposite direction; on the opposite tack; as, to face about; to turn one's self about.

about-sledge

the largest hammer used by smiths.

above

in or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; -- opposed to below or beneath.-figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than; as, things above comprehension; above mean actions; conduct above reproach.-surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a hundred. (passing into the adverbial sense. see above, adv., 4.)-in a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the clouds above.-earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a foregoing page.-higher in rank or power; as, he appealed to the court above.-more than; as, above five hundred were present.

above-cited

cited before, in the preceding part of a book or writing.

above-mentioned

alt. of above-named

above-named

mentioned or named before; aforesaid.

aboveboard

above the board or table. hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception.

abovedeck

on deck; and hence, like aboveboard, without artifice.

abovesaid

mentioned or recited before.

abox

braced aback.

abracadabra

a mystical word or collocation of letters written as in the figure. worn on an amulet it was supposed to ward off fever. at present the word is used chiefly in jest to denote something without meaning; jargon.

abradant

a material used for grinding, as emery, sand, powdered glass, etc.

abrade

to rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks.-same as abraid.

abraded

of abrade

abrading

of abrade

abraham-man

alt. of abram-man

abrahamic

pertaining to abraham, the patriarch; as, the abrachamic covenant.

abrahamitic

alt. of ical

abraid

to awake; to arouse; to stir or start up; also, to shout out.

abram-man

one of a set of vagabonds who formerly roamed through england, feigning lunacy for the sake of obtaining alms.

abranchial

abranchiate.

abranchiata

a group of annelids, so called because the species composing it have no special organs of respiration.

abranchiate

without gills.

abrase

rubbed smooth.

abrasion

the act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction; as, the abrasion of coins.-the substance rubbed off.-a superficial excoriation, with loss of substance under the form of small shreds.

abrasive

producing abrasion.

abraum

alt. of abraum salts

abraum salts

a red ocher used to darken mahogany and for making chloride of potassium.

abraxas

a mystical word used as a charm and engraved on gems among the ancients; also, a gem stone thus engraved.

abray

see abraid.

abreast

side by side, with breasts in a line; as, "two men could hardly walk abreast."-side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam; -- with of.-up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science.-at the same time; simultaneously.

abregge

see abridge.

abrenounce

to renounce.

abrenunciation

absolute renunciation or repudiation.

abreption

a snatching away.

abreuvoir

the joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar.

abricock

see apricot.

abridge

to make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights.-to shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary.-to deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights.

abridged

of abridge

abridger

one who abridges.

abridging

of abridge

abridgment

the act of abridging, or the state of being abridged; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses.-an epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.-that which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly.

abroach

to set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.-broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped.-hence: in a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir.

abroad

at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad.-without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode; as, to walk abroad.-beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries; as, we have broils at home and enemies abroad.-before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.

abrogable

capable of being abrogated.

abrogate

abrogated; abolished.-to annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; -- applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.-to put an end to; to do away with.

abrogated

of abrogate

abrogating

of abrogate

abrogation

the act of abrogating; repeal by authority.

abrogative

tending or designed to abrogate; as, an abrogative law.

abrogator

one who repeals by authority.

abrood

in the act of brooding.

abrook

to brook; to endure.

abrupt

broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places.-without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.-having sudden transitions from one subject to another; unconnected.-suddenly terminating, as if cut off.-an abrupt place.-to tear off or asunder.

abruption

a sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.

abruptly

in an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly.-precipitously.

abruptness

the state of being abrupt or broken; craggedness; ruggedness; steepness.-suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence; as, abruptness of style or manner.

abscess

a collection of pus or purulent matter in any tissue or organ of the body, the result of a morbid process.

abscesses

of abscess

abscession

a separating; removal; also, an abscess.

abscind

to cut off.

abscision

see abscission.

absciss

see abscissa.

abscissa

one of the elements of reference by which a point, as of a curve, is referred to a system of fixed rectilineal coordinate axes.

abscissae

of abscissa

abscissas

of abscissa

abscisses

of absciss

abscission

the act or process of cutting off.-the state of being cut off.-a figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly: thus, "he is a man of so much honor and candor, and of such generosity -- but i need say no more."

abscond

to hide, withdraw, or be concealed.-to depart clandestinely; to steal off and secrete one's self; -- used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid a legal process; as, an absconding debtor.-to hide; to conceal.

absconded

of abscond

abscondence

fugitive concealment; secret retirement; hiding.

absconder

one who absconds.

absconding

of abscond