| ability |
the capacity or power to do something; quality of being able. [1/2 definitions] |
| abort |
to experience the end of a pregnancy before the fetus is able to survive. [2/6 definitions] |
| abortion |
the termination of a pregnancy before the fetus is able to survive. [1/4 definitions] |
| above |
not willing or able to lower one's standards for. [1/9 definitions] |
| abradant |
causing or able to cause abrasion. [1/2 definitions] |
| accepting |
having become able to regard something unwanted as unavoidable and not to be fought against; resigned. [1/2 definitions] |
| access |
the characteristic of being able to be reached. [1/5 definitions] |
| accessible |
able to be approached, reached, or obtained; available. [1/3 definitions] |
| achromatic |
able to give an image in which colors are reproduced with little or no distortion. [1/3 definitions] |
| active |
having effect or able to produce effect, as a chemical. [1/7 definitions] |
| adaptation |
in biology, the process of change in an organism, over time, resulting in it being better able to survive and multiply. [1/4 definitions] |
| adding machine |
a machine, often used by businesses, that is able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, esp. one that prints the work on paper. |
| adhesive |
able or likely to adhere; clinging; sticky. [1/2 definitions] |
| adjustable |
able to be adjusted; able to be made into a more desirable, fitting, or correct state, position, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| adoptable |
able to be adopted; able to be officially accepted or taken on as one's own, esp. as one's own child or one's pet. |
| adrenocorticotropic |
able to stimulate the cortex of the adrenal glands. |
| afford |
to have enough money to purchase (something); be able to meet (an expense). [2/3 definitions] |
| affordable |
able to be obtained without excessive sacrifice of money or without incurring serious consequences. |
| all-around |
able to do a variety of things; not specialized; versatile. [1/2 definitions] |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both hands with equal skill. |
| ambulatory |
able to walk about. [1/5 definitions] |