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22nd Amendment an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that ensures that no person can be elected to more than two four-year terms as President of the United States. The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, was passed in reaction to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office.
A2 abbreviation of "ampere" or "amperes," a unit of electrical current that refers to the quantity of current that passes through a resistor of one ohm when a potential of one volt is applied, equal to one coulomb per second.
a2 any one of a group or kind. [1/3 definitions]
a.1 abbreviation of "acre" or "acres," a unit of area equal to 43,560 square feet or 4,047 square meters, used in measuring land.
abaft in nautical terminology, toward the stern from; behind. [1/2 definitions]
abandoned left forever; deserted. [1/2 definitions]
abash to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed.
abatement the act of lessening or reducing, or the condition of being lessened or reduced. [1/2 definitions]
abbr. abbreviation of "abbreviation" or "abbreviated."
abdomen in vertebrates, the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis, where most of the digestive organs are located. [1/2 definitions]
abed in bed; confined to bed.
abject of the lowest or most wretched kind. [1/3 definitions]
ablate to become ablated. [1/2 definitions]
able legally qualified, certified, or authorized. [1/3 definitions]
abnegation the act of relinquishing or abandoning, as a right, role, or good.
aboard on or into a ship, plane, train, or the like; on board. [1/2 definitions]
abolish to do away with; put a stop to; end. [1/2 definitions]
abolition the act of doing away with or putting an end to; the act of abolishing or state of being abolished. [1/2 definitions]
abomasum the fourth stomach chamber of cud-chewing mammals such as cows, in which food is digested.
abomination something that is detestable, hated, or abhorred. [1/2 definitions]
about on each side of; around. [2/12 definitions]