| abuse |
to use in an improper or incorrect manner; misuse. [7 definitions] |
| abusive |
characterized by offensive or unfair language. [4 definitions] |
| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. [2 definitions] |
| abutment |
an architectural component that supports an arch, vault, or the like, as of a bridge. [2 definitions] |
| abutter |
one whose land abuts another's. |
| abuzz |
filled with buzzing. [2 definitions] |
| abysm |
a vast, unmeasurable space; bottomless pit; abyss. |
| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. [2 definitions] |
| abyss |
a vast, unmeasurable space; bottomless pit. [2 definitions] |
| -ac |
of, relating to, or resembling. [2 definitions] |
| AC1 |
abbreviation of "alternating current," electrical current that reverses direction at regular intervals. (Cf. "DC.") |
| Ac |
symbol of the chemical element actinium. |
| AC2 |
abbreviation of "athletic club," a club that provides athletic equipment and sports-related services to its members. |
| A/C |
abbreviation of "air conditioning," a system that circulates cooled and dehumidified air in a building, car, or other space. |
| ac- |
to; toward. |
| acacia |
any of several tropical trees of the mimosa family, some of which produce the commercially useful gum arabic. [2 definitions] |
| academe |
the academic environment or life. |
| academic |
of or concerning a school or university. [4 definitions] |
| academic freedom |
in educational institutions, the freedom of a teacher to teach, of a student to learn, and of both to discuss and hold opinions, esp. about social, political, and moral issues, without arbitrary interference or reprisals by school or public officials, organized groups, or the like. |
| academician |
one who belongs to an organization, such as an academy, that promotes learning. [2 definitions] |
| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |