Abduction (n.) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a carrying away.
Abduction (n.) The movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
Abduction (n.) The wrongful, and usually the forcible, carrying off of a human being; as, the abduction of a child, the abduction of an heiress.
Abduction (n.) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Abductor (n.) One who abducts.
Abductor (n.) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or form the median line of the body; as, the abductor oculi, which draws the eye outward.
Abeam (adv.) On the beam, that is, on a line which forms a right angle with the ship's keel; opposite to the center of the ship's side.
Abear (v. t.) To bear; to behave.
Abear (v. t.) To put up with; to endure.
Abearance (n.) Behavior.
Abearing (n.) Behavior.
Abecedarian (n.) One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a tyro.
Abecedarian (n.) One engaged in teaching the alphabet.
Abecedarian (a.) Alt. of Abecedary
Abecedary (a.) Pertaining to, or formed by, the letters of the alphabet; alphabetic; hence, rudimentary.
Abecedary (n.) A primer; the first principle or rudiment of anything.
Abed (adv.) In bed, or on the bed.
Abed (adv.) To childbed (in the phrase "brought abed," that is, delivered of a child).
Abegge () Same as Aby.
Abele (n.) The white poplar (Populus alba).
Abelian (n.) Alt. of Abelonian
Abelite (n.) Alt. of Abelonian
Abelonian (n.) One of a sect in Africa (4th century), mentioned by St. Augustine, who states that they married, but lived in continence, after the manner, as they pretended, of Abel.
Abelmosk (n.) An evergreen shrub (Hibiscus -- formerly Abelmoschus -- moschatus), of the East and West Indies and Northern Africa, whose musky seeds are used in perfumery and to flavor coffee; -- sometimes called musk mallow.
Aber-de-vine (n.) The European siskin (Carduelis spinus), a small green and yellow finch, related to the goldfinch.
Aberr (v. i.) To wander; to stray.
Aberrance (n.) Alt. of Aberrancy
Aberrancy (n.) State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude, etc.
Aberrant (a.) Wandering; straying from the right way.
Aberrant (a.) Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal.
Aberrate (v. i.) To go astray; to diverge.
Aberration (n.) The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type.
Aberration (n.) A partial alienation of reason.
Aberration (n.) A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer; called annual aberration, when the observer's motion is that of the earth in its orbit, and daily or diurnal aberration, when of the earth on its axis; amounting when greatest, in the former case, to 20.4'', and in the latter, to 0.3''. Planetary aberration is that due to the motion of light and the motion of the planet relative to the earth.
Aberration (n.) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; called spherical aberration, when due to the spherical form of the lens or mirror, such form giving different foci for central and marginal rays; and chromatic aberration, when due to different refrangibilities of the colored rays of the spectrum, those of each color having a distinct focus.
Aberration (n.) The passage of blood or other fluid into parts not appropriate for it.
Aberration (n.) The producing of an unintended effect by the glancing of an instrument, as when a shot intended for A glances and strikes B.
Aberrational (a.) Characterized by aberration.
Aberuncate (v. t.) To weed out.
Aberuncator (n.) A weeding machine.
Abetted (imp. & p. p.) of Abet
Abetting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Abet
Abet (v. t.) To instigate or encourage by aid or countenance; -- used in a bad sense of persons and acts; as, to abet an ill-doer; to abet one in his wicked courses; to abet vice; to abet an insurrection.
Abet (v. t.) To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; -- in a good sense.
Abet (v. t.) To contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the commission of an offense.
Abet (n.) Act of abetting; aid.
Abetment (n.) The act of abetting; as, an abetment of treason, crime, etc.
Abettal (n.) Abetment.
Abetter (n.) Alt. of Abettor
Abettor (n.) One who abets; an instigator of an offense or an offender.
Abevacuation (n.) A partial evacuation.
Abeyance (n.) Expectancy; condition of being undetermined.
Abeyance (n.) Suspension; temporary suppression.
Abeyancy (n.) Abeyance.
Abeyant (a.) Being in a state of abeyance.
Abhal (n.) The berries of a species of cypress in the East Indies.
Abhominable (a.) Abominable.
Abhominal (a.) Inhuman.
Abhorred (imp. & p. p.) of Abhor
Abhorring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Abhor
Abhor (v. t.) To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.
Abhor (v. t.) To fill with horror or disgust.
Abhor (v. t.) To protest against; to reject solemnly.
Abhor (v. i.) To shrink back with horror, disgust, or dislike; to be contrary or averse; -- with
Abhorrence (n.) Extreme hatred or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike.
Abhorrency (n.) Abhorrence.
Abhorrent (a.) Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing; hence, strongly opposed to; as, abhorrent thoughts.
Abhorrent (a.) Contrary or repugnant; discordant; inconsistent; -- followed by to.
Abhorrent (a.) Detestable.
Abhorrently (adv.) With abhorrence.
Abhorrer (n.) One who abhors.
Abhorrible (a.) Detestable.
Abhorring (n.) Detestation.
Abhorring (n.) Object of abhorrence.
Abib (n.) The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, corresponding nearly to our April. After the Babylonish captivity this month was called Nisan.
Abidance (n.) The state of abiding; abode; continuance; compliance (with).
Abode (imp. & p. p.) of Abide
Abid () of Abide
Abiding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Abide
Abide (v. i.) To wait; to pause; to delay.
Abide (v. i.) To stay; to continue in a place; to have one's abode; to dwell; to sojourn; -- with with before a person, and commonly with at or in before a place.
Abide (v. i.) To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain.
Abide (v. t.) To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time.
Abide (v. t.) To endure; to sustain; to submit to.
Abide (v. t.) To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.
Abide (v. t.) To stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.
Abider (n.) One who abides, or continues.
Abider (n.) One who dwells; a resident.
Abiding (a.) Continuing; lasting.
Abidingly (adv.) Permanently.
Abies (n.) A genus of coniferous trees, properly called Fir, as the balsam fir and the silver fir. The spruces are sometimes also referred to this genus.
Abietene (n.) A volatile oil distilled from the resin or balsam of the nut pine (Pinus sabiniana) of California.
Abietic (a.) Of or pertaining to the fir tree or its products; as, abietic acid, called also sylvic acid.
Abietin (n.) Alt. of Abietine
Abietine (n.) A resinous obtained from Strasburg turpentine or Canada balsam. It is without taste or smell, is insoluble in water, but soluble in alcohol (especially at the boiling point), in strong acetic acid, and in ether.
Abietinic (a.) Of or pertaining to abietin; as, abietinic acid.
Abietite (n.) A substance resembling mannite, found in the needles of the common silver fir of Europe (Abies pectinata).
Abigail (n.) A lady's waiting-maid.
Abiliment (n.) Habiliment.
Abilities (pl. ) of Ability