The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.
abasements
abasements
noun
plural of abasement
abashment
abashment
noun
The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame.
abashments
abashments
noun
plural of abashment
abastardize
abastardize
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To stigmatize as a bastard; debase.
abatements
abatements
noun
plural of abatement
abaters
abaters
noun
plural of abater
abates
abates
noun
plural of abate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abate
abatised
abatised
adj
Provided with an abatis.
abatises
abatises
noun
plural of abatis
abattised
abattised
adj
Alternative spelling of abatised
abattises
abattises
noun
plural of abattis
abbest
abbeystead
abbeystead
noun
(archaic) The seat of an abbey.
abbeystede
abbeystede
noun
Archaic form of abbeystead.
abbotcies
abbotcies
noun
plural of abbotcy
abbotsen
abbreviates
abbreviates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abbreviate
abbreviations
abbreviations
noun
plural of abbreviation
abbreviators
abbreviators
noun
plural of abbreviator
abdest
abdest
noun
(Islam) The Islamic act of washing parts of the body using water for ritual prayers and for handling and reading the Qur'an.
abdicates
abdicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abdicate
abdominocentesis
abdominocentesis
noun
(surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominohysterotomy
abdominohysterotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.
abdominoposterior
abducentes
abducentes
noun
plural of abducens
abductores
abductores
Noun
of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
aberrants
aberrants
noun
plural of aberrant
aberrations
aberrations
noun
plural of aberration
aberystwyth
aberystwyth
Proper noun
A town in Ceredigion, Wales.
abetments
abetments
noun
plural of abetment
abets
abets
noun
plural of abet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abet
abettals
abettals
noun
plural of abettal
abetters
abetters
noun
plural of abetter
abettors
abettors
noun
plural of abettor
abietineous
abietineous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Abietineae.
abilities
abilities
noun
plural of ability
abintestate
abintestate
adj
(law) inheriting the estate of someone who died without having made a will
abiogenesist
abiogenesist
noun
A proponent of abiogenesis.
abiogenist
abiogenist
noun
(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
abiogenists
abiogenists
noun
plural of abiogenist
abjectedness
abjectedness
noun
(rare) The state of being abjected.
abjections
abjections
noun
plural of abjection
abjectness
abjectness
noun
The state of being abject; abasement; meanness; servility.
abjectnesses
abjectnesses
noun
plural of abjectness
ablastemic
ablastemic
adj
(biology) Non-germinal; unable to form a blastema or offspring.
ablates
ablates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ablate
ablatives
ablatives
noun
plural of ablative
ablegates
ablegates
noun
plural of ablegate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ablegate
ablest
ablest
adj
superlative form of able: most able
ablewhackets
abluents
abluents
noun
plural of abluent
abmodalities
abnegates
abnegates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abnegate
abnegations
abnegations
noun
plural of abnegation
abnegators
abnegators
noun
plural of abnegator
abnormalities
abnormalities
noun
plural of abnormality
abnormities
abnormities
noun
plural of abnormity
aboiteaus
aboiteaus
noun
plural of aboiteau
abolishment
abolishment
noun
The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.
abolishments
abolishments
noun
plural of abolishment
abolitionise
abolitionise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of abolitionize.
abolitionised
abolitionised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolitionise
abominates
abominates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abominate
aborsement
aborsement
noun
(obsolete) Abortment; abortion
aborters
aborters
noun
plural of aborter
abortiveness
abortiveness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being abortive.
(uncountable) The quality of being abortive.
abortuses
abortuses
noun
plural of abortus
abovestairs
abovestairs
noun
Alternative form of above stairs.
abrasiometer
abrasiometer
noun
A device which measures the resistance of surfaces to abrasion.
abreactions
abreactions
noun
plural of abreaction
abreacts
abreacts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abreact
abreast
abreast
adj
(nautical) Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam.
Side by side, facing forward.
Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced
adv
(Scotland) Breast high (of an advancing wave).
(figurative) Alongside; parallel to.
(nautical) Side by side; also, opposite; on a line with the vessel's beam.
(obsolete) At the same time; simultaneously.
Followed by of or with: up to a certain level or line; equally advanced.
Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted.
Side by side and facing forward.
prep
Abreast of; alongside.
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
abristle
abristle
adj
Bristling.
abrogates
abrogates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abrogate
abruptest
abruptest
adj
superlative form of abrupt: most abrupt
abruptiones
abruptness
abruptness
noun
Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence.
The state of being abrupt or broken
abruptnesses
abruptnesses
noun
plural of abruptness
absarokite
absarokite
noun
(mineralogy) A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite
abscessroot
absent
absent
adj
(comparable) Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.
(not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing.
(not comparable) Not existing; lacking.
noun
(obsolete, Scotland) An absentee; a person who is not there.
(with definite article) Something absent, especially absent people collectively; those who were or are not there.
prep
In the absence of; without; except.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) Stay away; withdraw.
(reflexive) To keep (oneself) away.
(transitive, archaic) To keep (someone) away.
(transitive, rare) Leave.
absentation
absentation
noun
The act of absenting oneself.
absented
absented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absent
absentee
absentee
adj
(attributive) Pertaining to one that is absent.
noun
(chiefly Britain, historical) A landholder who lives in another district or country than the one in which his estate is situated.
A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc.
A voter that is not present at the time of voting; absentee voter.
One that is nonexistent or lacking.
absenteeism
absenteeism
noun
The practice of absenting oneself from the country or district where one's estate is situated.
The state of being absent, especially frequently or without good reason; the practice of an absentee.
absenteeisms
absenteeisms
noun
plural of absenteeism
absentees
absentees
noun
plural of absentee
absenteeship
absenteeship
noun
(rare) Absenteeism, in particular related to landowners.
absenter
absenter
adj
(rare) comparative form of absent: more absent
noun
One who stays away; one who absents herself or himself.
absenters
absenters
noun
plural of absenter
absentia
absentia
noun
absence
absenting
absenting
verb
present participle of absent
absently
absently
adv
In an absent-minded or abstracted manner.
absentment
absentment
noun
(rare, obsolete): The state of being absent; withdrawal
absentminded
absentminded
adj
Alternative form of absent-minded
absentmindedly
absentmindedly
adv
Alternative form of absent-mindedly
absentmindedness
absentmindedness
noun
Alternative form of absent-mindedness
absentmindednesses
absentness
absentness
noun
The quality of being absent-minded.
absents
absents
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absent
absinthe
absinthe
noun
(US) Sagebrush.
(color) A moderate yellow green.
(figurative) Bitterness; sorrow.
A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
absinthe green:
absinthes
absinthes
noun
plural of absinthe
absinthiate
absinthiate
verb
To impregnate with wormwood.
absinthiated
absinthiated
adj
Impregnated with wormwood.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absinthiate
absinthine
absinthine
adj
Like absinthe.
absinthole
absolent
absolute
absolute
adj
(archaic) Certain; free from doubt or uncertainty (e.g. a person, opinion or prediction).
(art, music, dance) Independent of (references to) other arts; expressing things (beauty, ideas, etc) only in one art.
(education) Pertaining to a grading system based on the knowledge of the individual and not on the comparative knowledge of the group of students.
(especially philosophy) Fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic; not relative; independent of references or relations to other things or standards.
(law, postpositive, formal) Indicating that a tenure or estate in land is not conditional or liable to terminate on (strictly) any occurrence or (sometimes contextually) certain kinds of occurrence.
(mathematics) As measured using an absolute value.
(mathematics) Indicating an expression that is true for all real numbers, or of all values of the variable; unconditional.
(obsolete) Absolved; free.
(of Celtic languages) Being or pertaining to an inflected verb that is not preceded by any number of particles or compounded with a preverb.
(of a case form) Syntactically connected to the rest of the sentence in an atypical manner, or not relating to or depending on it, like in the nominative absolute or genitive absolute, accusative absolute or ablative absolute.
(of a comparative or superlative) Expressing a relative term without a definite comparison, like "older" in "an older person should be treated with respect".
(of a usually transitive verb) Having no direct object, like "kill" in "if looks could kill".
(of an adjective form) Positive; not graded (not comparative or superlative).
(of an adjective or possessive pronoun) Lacking a modified substantive, like "hungry" in "feed the hungry".
(physics) Independent of arbitrary units of measurement, standards, or properties; not comparative or relative.
(very occasionally postpositive) Positive, certain; unquestionable; not in doubt.
Characteristic of an absolutist ruler: domineering, peremptory.
Complete, utter, outright; unmitigated, not qualified or diminished in any way.
Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree.
Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
Having reference to or derived in the simplest manner from the fundamental units of mass, time, and length.
Pure, free from mixture or adulteration; unmixed.
Relating to the absolute temperature scale (based on absolute zero); kelvin.
Unrestricted by laws, a constitution, or parliamentary or judicial or other checks; (legally) unlimited in power, especially if despotic.
noun
(chemistry) A concentrated natural flower oil, used for perfumes; an alcoholic extract of a concrete.
(geometry) In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
(philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") A realm which exists without reference to anything else; that which can be imagined purely by itself; absolute ego.
(philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") The whole of reality; the totality to which everything is reduced; the unity of spirit and nature; God.
That which exists (or has a certain property, nature, size, etc) independent of references to other standards or external conditions; that which is universally valid; that which is not relative, conditional, qualified or mitigated.
absolutely
absolutely
adv
(grammar) In a manner that does not take an object.
In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.
Independently; viewed without relation to other things or factors.
The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope.
The fact of being without qualifications or conditions; certainty, unconditionality.
absoluter
absoluter
adj
(rare) comparative form of absolute: more absolute
absolutes
absolutes
noun
plural of absolute
absolutest
absolutest
adj
(rare) superlative form of absolute: most absolute
absolutive
absolutive
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to the grammatical case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action.
(rare) Of, exhibiting, or pertaining to absolution; absolutory, absolving.
noun
(grammar) An uninflected verb form used to indicate another action performed by the subject of the principal verb.
(grammar) The absolutive case, or a phrase that uses it.
absolutize
absolutize
verb
(transitive) To make absolute.
absolutized
absolutized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolutize
absolutizes
absolutizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absolutize
absolvent
absolvent
adj
(rare) Absolving.
noun
(rare) An absolver.
absorbefacient
absorbefacient
adj
(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
absorbent
absorbent
adj
Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive.
noun
(chemistry) A liquid used in the process of separating gases or volatile liquids, in oil refining.
(medicine) Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also a substance, e.g., iodine, which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts.
(physiology, pluralized, now rare) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.
Anything which absorbs.
absorbents
absorbents
noun
plural of absorbent
absorptance
absorptance
noun
(optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.
absorptances
absorptances
noun
plural of absorptance
absorptiometer
absorptiometer
noun
A instrument that computes the absorption rate by measuring the pressure of the gas; a colorimeter for liquids.
An instrument used to measure the amount of radiation or light absorbed.
absorptiometric
absorptiometric
adj
Of or pertaining to the measurement of absorption.
absorptive
absorptive
adj
Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptiveness
absorptiveness
noun
The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.
absquatulate
absquatulate
verb
(intransitive, slang) To leave quickly or in a hurry; to depart, flee.
(intransitive, slang) to abscond.
abstained
abstained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstain
abstainer
abstainer
noun
Agent noun of abstain; one who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial.
abstainers
abstainers
noun
plural of abstainer
abstainment
abstainment
noun
(rare) An act of abstaining; an abstention.
abstemious
abstemious
adj
(rare) Promotive of abstemiousness.
Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.
Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
abstemiously
abstemiously
adv
Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
abstemiousness
abstemiousness
noun
The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks.
abstention
abstention
noun
(obsolete) The act of restraining oneself.
Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.
The act of abstaining or refraining (from).
The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
abstentionism
abstentionism
noun
A policy of abstaining or of the desirability of withholding one's vote or other participation with regard to some aspect of the political process.
abstentionist
abstentionist
adj
relating to or in accordance with abstentionism.
noun
A practitioner or advocate of not getting involved politically.
abstentions
abstentions
noun
plural of abstention
abstentious
abstentious
adj
Characterized by abstinence; self-restraint.
absterge
absterge
verb
(transitive, archaic, now rare) To make clean by wiping; to wipe away.
absterged
absterged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absterge
abstergent
abstergent
adj
Cleansing, detergent.
noun
A substance used to cleanse; a detergent.
absterges
absterges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absterge
absterging
absterging
verb
present participle of absterge
absterse
absterse
verb
(transitive, now rare) To absterge; to cleanse; to purge away.
abstersion
abstersion
noun
(archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.