a-2 |
away; from; off. [1/3 definitions] |
ab- |
from; away; off. |
abduct |
to carry off or lead away, esp. by force; kidnap. [2 definitions] |
abduction |
of a muscle, the act or process of drawing away from the main axis of the body. [1/2 definitions] |
ablate |
to wear away or otherwise remove (a surface), as by heat or erosion. [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] |
abrade |
to rub away by friction; erode. [1/4 definitions] |
abrasion |
the act or process of rubbing, scraping, or wearing away; friction. [1/2 definitions] |
abrogate |
to do away with; set aside. [1/2 definitions] |
abs- |
from; away; off. |
absence |
the state or condition of being away or not present. [2/3 definitions] |
absent |
to take (oneself) away. [1/4 definitions] |
abstract |
to draw away; remove. [1/13 definitions] |
afield |
away from one's home; abroad. [1/3 definitions] |
akimbo |
with hand on hip and elbow pointed away from the body. [1/2 definitions] |
alibi |
the legal defense of establishing one's location away from the scene of a crime during its commission. [1/4 definitions] |
apo- |
off; away from; from. |
artery |
a vessel that carries blood away from the heart. (Cf. vein.) [1/2 definitions] |
aside |
away or to a separate place. [1/6 definitions] |
astray |
away from the morally right or good. [1/2 definitions] |