(object-oriented programming, of a class) Being a partial basis for subclasses rather than a complete template for objects.
(obsolete) Derived; extracted.
Apart from practice or reality; vague; theoretical; impersonal; not applied.
Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize.
Insufficiently factual.
Not concrete: conceptual, ideal.
Pertaining comprehensively to, or representing, a class or group of objects, as opposed to any specific object; considered apart from any application to a particular object: general, generic, nonspecific; representational.
Separately expressing a property or attribute of an object that is considered to be inherent to that object: attributive, ascriptive.
noun
(art) An abstract work of art.
(medicine) A powdered solid extract of a medicinal substance mixed with lactose.
(real estate) A summary title of the key points detailing a tract of land, for ownership; abstract of title.
An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.
An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract.
Concentrated essence of a product.
Something that concentrates in itself the qualities of a larger item, or multiple items.
The theoretical way of looking at things; something that exists only in idealized form.
verb
(intransitive, computing) To produce an abstraction, usually by refactoring existing code. Generally used with "out".
(intransitive, fine arts) To create abstractions.
(intransitive, rare) To perform the process of abstraction.
(intransitive, reflexive, literally, figuratively) To withdraw oneself; to retire.
(transitive) To consider abstractly; to contemplate separately or by itself; to consider theoretically; to look at as a general quality.
(transitive) To draw off (interest or attention).
(transitive) To remove; to take away; withdraw.
(transitive) To separate; to disengage.
(transitive) To summarize; to abridge; to epitomize.
(transitive, euphemistic) To steal; to take away; to remove without permission.
(transitive, obsolete) To extract by means of distillation.
He was wholly abstracted by other objects.
To conceptualize an ideal subgroup by means of the generalization of an attribute, as follows: by apprehending an attribute inherent to one individual, then separating that attribute and contemplating it by itself, then conceiving of that attribute as a general quality, then despecifying that conceived quality with respect to several or many individuals, and by then ideating a group composed of those individuals perceived to possess said quality.
abstrict
abstrict
verb
(transitive, biology, mycology) To cut off, as in abstriction; abjoint
abstrude
abstrude
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To thrust away.
abstruse
abstruse
adj
(obsolete) Concealed or hidden; secret.
Difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure.
absyrtus
abutters
abutters
noun
plural of abutter
accretes
accretes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accrete
acerates
acerates
noun
plural of acerate
acerbest
acerbest
adj
superlative form of acerb: most acerb
acridest
acridest
adj
superlative form of acrid: most acrid
acrobats
acrobats
noun
plural of acrobat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acrobat
acrocyst
acrocyst
noun
A chitinous cyst of the gonophore at the top of the gonotheca in some hydroids
acrostic
acrostic
adj
Of or pertaining to acrostics.
noun
A kind of word puzzle, the solution of which forms an anagram of a quotation, and their initials often form the name of its author.
A poem in Hebrew in which successive lines or verses start with consecutive letters of the alphabet.
A poem or other text in which certain letters, often the first in each line, spell out a name or message.
acrotism
acrotism
noun
(medicine) A lack or defect of the pulse.
actorish
actorish
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an actor or theatrical acting; like an actor.
actressy
actressy
adj
Characteristic of an actress
Histrionic or theatrical
adapters
adapters
noun
plural of adapter
adaptors
adaptors
noun
plural of adaptor
adjuster
adjuster
noun
One who adjusts, especially for the insurance industry's employment title "loss adjuster" (or "claims adjuster" in the United States).
adjustor
adjustor
noun
Alternative form of adjuster
adopters
adopters
noun
plural of adopter
adoretus
adrastea
adrastea
Proper noun
The goddess of divine retribution
Smallest of the four inner moons of Jupiter.
adrastos
adrastus
adrestus
adrostal
adscript
adscript
adj
Held to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.
noun
(typography) Something written or printed immediately after another character and aligned with it.
A feudal serf or labourer who is attached to an estate and sold or transferred with it.
verb
(transitive) To hold (a person) to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.
adsheart
adsheart
intj
(obsolete) Synonym of zounds
adstrict
adstrict
verb
Alternative form of astrict
aerators
aerators
noun
plural of aerator
aerocyst
aerocyst
noun
An air vesicle.
aerosats
aerostat
aerostat
noun
A moored balloon flown in a semi-permanent manner, such as a border patrol monitoring balloon affixed at 18,000 feet (~6 km).
An aircraft, such as a dirigible or balloon, that derives its lift from buoyancy rather than from wings or rotors.
aestuary
aetosaur
aetosaur
noun
(paleontology) Any of an extinct group of heavily armoured herbivorous archosaurian reptiles, of the order Aetosauria
afforest
afforest
verb
(transitive) To make into forest
affronts
affronts
noun
plural of affront
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affront
aftergas
aftwards
aftwards
adv
Alternative form of aftward
agastric
agastric
adj
(biology) Having no alimentary canal; lacking a stomach, intestines, or digestive tract.
agrestal
agrestal
adj
(botany) That grows wild in cultivated fields
agrestic
agrestic
adj
Of or pertaining to the fields; rural; rustic, unpolished
agrestis
agriotes
agrostis
agrostis
noun
Any grass of the genus Agrostis, bentgrass.
airboats
airboats
noun
plural of airboat
airburst
airburst
noun
The explosion of a bomb (or similar weapon) or large meteorite in the air rather than on the ground.
verb
To explode in this manner.
airdates
airdates
noun
plural of airdate
airlifts
airlifts
noun
plural of airlift
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airlift
airports
airports
noun
plural of airport
airposts
airsheet
airstrip
airstrip
noun
An aircraft landing field, usually with one runway and only basic facilities.
airtimes
airtimes
noun
plural of airtime
aisteoir
alarmist
alarmist
adj
Of or relating to causing others to become alarmed without cause.
noun
One who causes others to become alarmed without cause.
alastair
alastair
Proper noun
name, a variant of Alasdair, Scottish form of Alexander.
alasteir
alastors
alastors
noun
plural of alastor
alastrim
alastrim
noun
(medicine) A milder variant of smallpox
albatros
albatros
noun
Obsolete form of albatross.
alburtis
alcatras
alcatras
noun
(obsolete) Any of various large ocean birds, such as the pelican, gannet, frigatebird, or albatross.
alcester
alerters
alerters
noun
plural of alerter
alertest
alertest
adj
superlative form of alert: most alert
algorist
algorist
noun
One who develops algorithms.
One who uses arabic numerals to represent numbers and to perform calculations, as opposed to one who uses Roman numerals to represent numbers and an abacus to perform calculations.
The aspect of a biological organism that follows a systematic process to interpret perceptual data.
alistair
alistair
Proper noun
name, a variant of Alasdair, Scottish form of Alexander.
allister
allister
Proper noun
name, anglicized from Alasdair, the Scottish Gaelic form of Alexander.
allistir
almistry
alsworth
altarist
altarist
noun
(obsolete) A chaplain.
(obsolete) The vicar of a church.
alterers
alterers
noun
plural of alterer
alterius
althorns
althorns
noun
plural of althorn
altrices
altrices
noun
(zoology) nursers; those birds whose young are hatched in a very immature and helpless condition, so as to require the care of their parents for some time.
altruism
altruism
noun
(biology, sociobiology) Action or behaviour that benefits another or others at some cost to the performer.
Regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness.
altruist
altruist
noun
A person showing altruism.
amaister
amateurs
amateurs
noun
plural of amateur
ametrous
amfortas
amirates
amirates
noun
plural of amirate
ammeters
ammeters
noun
plural of ammeter
amorists
amorists
noun
plural of amorist
amortise
amortise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative form of amortize
amourist
amourist
noun
Alternative form of amorist
amreetas
amritsar
amritsar
Proper noun
A large city in India, formerly known as Ramdaspur and sometimes called Ambarsar.
The district (the second most populous in Punjab) which contains this city.
amtracks
amtracks
noun
plural of amtrack
ancestor
ancestor
noun
(figuratively) One who had the same role or function in former times.
(law) One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.
(linguistics) A word or phrase which serves as the origin of a term in another language.
An earlier type; a progenitor
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather.
verb
(transitive) To be an ancestor of.
ancestry
ancestry
noun
A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.
Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.
anestrus
anestrus
noun
In some female animals, a spell of sexual respite in between breeding periods.
angriest
angriest
adj
superlative form of angry: most angry
angstrom
angstrom
noun
(physics) A unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁰ meters (that is, one ten-billionth of a meter), approximately the size of an atom, and denoted by the symbol Å, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms.
ansermet
antiaris
antirust
antirust
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-rust
antisera
antritis
antrorse
antrorse
adj
(biology) Curved or pointed forward or upward.
aoristic
aoristic
adj
(grammar) Of, or relating to the aorist aspect.
aortitis
aortitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the aorta.
apastron
apastron
noun
(astronomy) The point of greatest separation between a celestial object and the star which it orbits.
apasttra
aphorist
aphorist
noun
A person who creates or recites aphorisms.
apiarist
apiarist
noun
beekeeper
aplustra
aplustre
aplustre
noun
(historical, nautical) An ornamental appendage of wood at the stern of a Roman ship, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.
apparats
apparats
noun
plural of apparat
apricots
apricots
noun
plural of apricot
apsyrtus
apterous
apterous
adj
(biology) Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole.
(zoology) Destitute of wings; wingless.
aquarist
aquarist
noun
A person who maintains an aquarium.
arbalest
arbalest
noun
A crossbow.
A crossbowman.
arbalist
arbalist
noun
Alternative form of arbalest
arbelest
arbiters
arbiters
noun
plural of arbiter
arborist
arborist
noun
A person in the practice of arboriculture; a tree surgeon
arbustum
arbutase
arcanist
arcanist
noun
(historical) A craftsman who has knowledge of a manufacturing secret (specifically in the area of porcelain manufacturing).
A person who studies arcana or religious mysteries.
archaist
archaist
noun
A person who studies archaic things; an antiquary
A person who uses archaisms in language
archhost
architis
archytas
arctisca
arctomys
arctosis
arcturus
arcturus
Proper noun
A bright yellow-orange star in the constellation Boötes; Alpha (α) Boötis. It is the fourth brightest star in the night sky.
arenites
arenites
noun
plural of arenite
aretaics
aretaics
noun
(ethics) The ethical theory which excludes all relations between virtue and happiness; the science of virtue; contrasted with eudaemonics.
arethusa
arethusa
noun
A bog orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, sole species of the genus Arethusa, having a magenta flower; the dragon's mouth.
arethuse
argestes
arianist
ariettas
ariettas
noun
plural of arietta
ariettes
ariettes
noun
plural of ariette
aristate
aristate
adj
(botany) Having a long bristle at its apex.
(botany) Having a pointed, beard-like process, like those of the glumes of wheat; awned
(zoology) Having a slender, sharp, or spiny tip.
aristeas
aristeia
aristeia
noun
A scene in epic poetry where the hero has his finest moments in battle.