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| 22nd Amendment |
an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that ensures that no person can be elected to more than two four-year terms as President of the United States. The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, was passed in reaction to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office. |
| 3-D |
of, concerning, or portraying something in, or as if in, three dimensions. [2 definitions] |
| 4WD |
abbreviation of "four-wheel drive," a car that drives by means of all four wheels rather than the rear wheels only, or the drive system of such, in which both front and rear wheel axles are turned by the drive shaft. |
| A3 |
abbreviation of "angstrom" or "angstroms," a unit of length equal to one hundred-millionth of a centimeter, used in measuring light waves. |
| a1 |
the sixth note in the musical scale at C major. [1/6 definitions] |
| a3 |
in every or in each; for every or for each. |
| a.1 |
abbreviation of "acre" or "acres," a unit of area equal to 43,560 square feet or 4,047 square meters, used in measuring land. |
| A.A. |
abbreviation of "Associate in Arts," an undergraduate degree conferred on a person who has completed a curriculum in the liberal arts. |
| AB2 |
abbreviation of "Assembly Bill," in the U.S., a proposed law in consideration by a state assembly. |
| abaca |
a Philippine plant of the banana family that yields a fiber used in making rope. |
| Abaddon |
in the Old Testament, a place of destruction; abode of the wicked dead; hell. [2 definitions] |
| abaft |
in nautical terminology, toward the stern from; behind. [2 definitions] |
| abandon |
a state in which emotions or impulses control one completely. [1/6 definitions] |
| abandon ship |
to leave a ship that is in danger of sinking. [1/2 definitions] |
| abase |
to diminish (something of value) or to place (esp. oneself) in a lower position than another or others; lower; demean. |
| abasement |
the act of bringing down or the state of being brought down in rank, status, or reputation. |
| abate |
to become less in amount, degree, or intensity; subside. [3 definitions] |
| abatis |
an obstacle constructed by bending and sharpening the branches of trees or implanting sharpened limbs in a soil barricade, sometimes interlaced with barbed wire. |
| abbé |
a title of respect for any clergyman, esp. in France. |
| abbreviate |
to reduce in length or duration. [2 definitions] |
| abbreviation |
a shortened form of a word or phrase used in writing. [1/2 definitions] |
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