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abduction the act of kidnapping. [2 definitions]
Abdur Rahman Khan Emir of Afghanistan from 1880 to 1901 (b.1844?--d.1901).
abeam at right angles to a line passing from the front to the back of a ship.
abed in bed; confined to bed.
Abel according to the Old Testament, the second son of Adam and Eve, who was murdered by his brother Cain.
Aberdeen Angus any of various hornless beef cattle originating in Scotland and having a smooth black coat.
aberrant straying from what is normal or usual; atypical; anomalous. [2 definitions]
aberration a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. [3 definitions]
Abe Saperstein U.S. creator, owner, and promoter of the renowned basketball team the Harlem Globetrotters; born in London, England (b.1902--d.1966).
abet to incite, encourage, or aid, esp. in wrongdoing.
abeyance temporary suspension or cessation. [2 definitions]
abhor to regard with intense loathing or horror; detest.
abhorrence a feeling of complete loathing, repulsion, or horror.
abhorrent causing feelings of extreme loathing or horror; abominable. [3 definitions]
abide to stay; remain. [6 definitions]
abide by to comply with; agree to.
abiding unchanging; enduring.
Abidjan the seaport capital of the Ivory Coast.
-ability capacity or fitness for (such) a state, use, or action.
ability the capacity or power to do something; quality of being able. [2 definitions]
abiogenesis the production of living organisms from nonliving matter; spontaneous generation.