| ablactation |
the act or process of weaning a baby. |
| ablate |
to wear away or otherwise remove (a surface), as by heat or erosion. [2 definitions] |
| ablation |
surgical removal of any part of the body. [2 definitions] |
| ablative1 |
denoting a grammatical case in some inflected languages that indicates direction or place, time, manner, or agency. [3 definitions] |
| ablative2 |
of or pertaining to ablation, the surgical removal of a part of the body. [2 definitions] |
| ablaut |
a pattern of changes in sounds, usually vowels, that indicate variations in tense, number, person, or the like, as in "sink," "sank," and "sunk". |
| ablaze |
on fire; burning. [2 definitions] |
| -able |
capable or worthy of being the object of (such) an action. [3 definitions] |
| able |
having the skill, power, or opportunity that one must have to do a thing. [3 definitions] |
| able-bodied |
physically strong or fit. |
| abloom |
in flower; blooming. |
| ablution |
a washing or cleansing of oneself, esp. as part of a religious observance or ritual. [2 definitions] |
| -ably |
in a manner that indicates the capability of or tendency toward performing, or being the object of, (such) an action. |
| ably |
in a competent or skillful manner. |
| ABM |
abbreviation of "antiballistic missile," a missile designed to meet and destroy a ballistic missile in flight. |
| abnegate |
to surrender (a right or privilege); renounce. [2 definitions] |
| abnegation |
the act of relinquishing or abandoning, as a right, role, or good. |
| abnormal |
different from the normal or usual; not typical. (Cf. irregular.) |
| abnormality |
a deviant or atypical thing, event, or phenomenon; anomaly; aberration. [2 definitions] |
| abnormal psychology |
the branch of psychology that is concerned with patterns of behavior, thought, and feeling that deviate greatly from average patterns. |
| aboard |
on or into a ship, plane, train, or the like; on board. [2 definitions] |