| aborigine |
(pl.) the plants or animals native to a region. [1/2 definitions] |
| aborning |
coming into existence or achieving realization. |
| abort |
to cause to end before completion. [1/6 definitions] |
| abortifacient |
causing abortion. [2 definitions] |
| abortion |
a project or idea that has failed to be carried to completion, or the result of the failure to reach completion. [1/4 definitions] |
| abortive |
producing or intended to produce an abortion. [1/3 definitions] |
| about |
to the opposite direction. [1/12 definitions] |
| about face |
a military command to turn and face the opposite direction. |
| above |
at or to a higher place than. [3/9 definitions] |
| abradant |
causing or able to cause abrasion. [1/2 definitions] |
| abrade |
to rub or wear down a surface by friction. [1/4 definitions] |
| abrasion |
a spot or patch that has been scraped, as on the skin. [2 definitions] |
| abroad |
in or to a country that is not one's own. [3/4 definitions] |
| Abscam |
in the United States, an FBI investigation in 1978-80, as a result of which several members of Congress were indicted for taking bribes from FBI agents posing as Arab businessmen. |
| absolute |
something that is free from any external standard of existence or definition. [1/7 definitions] |
| absorption |
total engagement of one's mind and attention. [1/2 definitions] |
| abstemious |
marked by restraint or abstention. [1/2 definitions] |
| abstention |
in parliamentary procedure, a declaration that one intends not to vote on a motion. [1/2 definitions] |
| abstraction |
preoccupation. [2/4 definitions] |
| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. [1/2 definitions] |
| acanthus |
in architecture, a decoration resembling acanthus leaves, esp. at the top of a Corinthian column. [1/2 definitions] |