abasement |
the act of bringing down or the state of being brought down in rank, status, or reputation. |
abatement |
the act of lessening or reducing, or the condition of being lessened or reduced. [1/2 definitions] |
ABC soil |
a soil made up of three distinct layers, the A, or top layer, being humus and organic matter, the B layer being clay and oxidized material, and the C layer being loose rock and mineral materials. |
ability |
the capacity or power to do something; quality of being able. [1/2 definitions] |
-able |
capable or worthy of being the object of (such) an action. [1/3 definitions] |
-ably |
in a manner that indicates the capability of or tendency toward performing, or being the object of, (such) an action. |
abnormality |
the quality, state, or condition of being abnormal. [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] |
abridgment |
the state of being abridged. [1/3 definitions] |
absence |
the state or condition of being away or not present. [2/3 definitions] |
absolute |
in grammar, syntactically independent, or nearly so, as "the weather being chilly" in the sentence "The weather being chilly, we stayed home." [1/7 definitions] |
absolution |
the state or condition of being absolved. [1/3 definitions] |
absolutist |
one who regards certain ideas as being unconditionally true. [1/3 definitions] |
absorption |
the act of absorbing or state of being absorbed. [1/2 definitions] |
absurdity |
the condition or quality of being absurd. [1/2 definitions] |
acceleration |
the state or condition of being accelerated. [1/2 definitions] |
acceptance |
the state of being accepted by others; approval. [1/4 definitions] |
access |
the characteristic of being able to be reached. [1/5 definitions] |
accessory |
being an accessory to a crime, or pertaining to being an accessory. [1/4 definitions] |
accommodation |
the state of being accommodated. [1/6 definitions] |
accountability |
the state or quality of being accountable. |