(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
academes
academes
noun
plural of academe
academus
acalephs
acalephs
noun
plural of acaleph
acampsia
acampsia
noun
(pathology) Rigidity of a joint.
acanthus
acanthus
noun
(architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.
A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Lamiales (formerly Scrophulariales)) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India.
acapnias
acarapis
acarines
acarines
noun
plural of acarine
acarpous
acarpous
adj
(botany) Not producing fruit; unfruitful; sterile.
acaulose
acaulose
adj
acaulous
acaulous
acaulous
adj
(botany) acaulescent
acceders
acceders
noun
plural of acceder
accensed
accensed
adj
(obsolete) kindled
accensor
accensor
noun
(Roman Catholicism) One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.
accentus
accessed
accessed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of access
accesses
accesses
noun
plural of access
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of access
accessit
accessit
noun
A vote in the election of a pope.
An honorable mention in an academic contest.
accessor
accessor
noun
(object-oriented programming) A function that retrieves a value, usually without changing any data.
Someone or something that accesses.
accidias
accidies
accismus
accismus
noun
(rhetoric) The feigning of disinterest in something while actually desiring it.
acclaims
acclaims
noun
plural of acclaim
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acclaim
accosted
accosted
adj
(heraldry) Supported on both sides by other charges; also, side by side
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accost
accounts
accounts
noun
plural of account
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of account
accrease
accrease
noun
(obsolete) An increase.
verb
(obsolete) To increase.
accresce
accresce
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To increase; to grow.
(rare, intransitive) To accrue.
accretes
accretes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accrete
accruals
accruals
noun
plural of accrual
accursed
accursed
adj
(archaic, theology) Doomed to destruction or misery; cursed; anathematized.
(prenominal) Hateful; detestable, loathsome.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accurse
accusals
accusals
noun
plural of accusal
accusant
accusant
noun
(obsolete) An accuser.
accusers
accusers
noun
plural of accuser
accusing
accusing
adj
Accusatory.
noun
Accusation.
verb
present participle of accuse
accusive
accusive
adj
accusative; accusing
accustom
accustom
noun
(obsolete) Custom.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To be wont.
(intransitive, obsolete) To cohabit.
(transitive, often passive or reflexive) To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure. [+ to (object)]
acediast
acediast
noun
A person who has acedia
acequias
acequias
noun
plural of acequia
acerates
acerates
noun
plural of acerate
acerbest
acerbest
adj
superlative form of acerb: most acerb
acerolas
acerolas
noun
plural of acerola
acervose
acescent
acescent
adj
Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour.
noun
A substance liable to become sour.
acestoma
acetates
acetates
noun
plural of acetate
acetones
acetones
noun
plural of acetone
acheirus
achelous
achelous
Proper noun
a river in western Greece
Deity of water; later, patron deity of the Achelous River.
achesoun
achieves
achieves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of achieve
achilles
achilles
Proper noun
semi-divine hero, son of Peleus and the nymph Thetis, prince and leader of the Myrmidons; great warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp, killed in the Trojan War; central character of the Iliad.
achilous
achilous
adj
(botany, anatomy) without a lip.
achimaas
achinese
achiness
achiness
noun
The property of being achy.
achiotes
achiotes
noun
plural of achiote
acholias
acholous
acholous
adj
(medicine) Lacking bile.
achroous
achroous
adj
Colorless; achromatic.
achylous
achylous
adj
(physiology) Without chyle
achymous
achymous
adj
(physiology) Without chyme.
aciculas
acidness
acidness
noun
acidity, sourness
acidoses
acidoses
noun
plural of acidosis
acidosis
acidosis
noun
(pathology) An abnormally increased acidity of the blood.
acinaces
acinaces
noun
(historical, ancient history) A short sword or saber.
aclastic
aclastic
adj
Non-refractive in nature.
Of ilk nature, or pertaining to aclasis.
acmispon
acoelous
acoelous
adj
(zoology) Without a coelom.
acolytes
acolytes
noun
plural of acolyte
acolytus
aconites
aconites
noun
plural of aconite
acontias
acontias
noun
plural of acontia
acontius
acosmism
acosmism
noun
A denial of the existence of the universe as distinct from God.
The determination of the world as mere phenomena to which true reality does not pertain.
acosmist
acosmist
noun
A follower of acosmism
acousmas
acoustic
acoustic
adj
(architecture) (of building materials) Used for soundproofing or modifying sound.
(music) Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification or the need thereof.
(of a device or system) Utilizing sound energy in its operation.
(weaponry) (of an explosive mine or other weapon) Able to be set off by sound waves.
noun
(medicine) A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.
(usually in the plural) The properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it.
Clipping of acoustic guitar.
acquests
acquests
noun
plural of acquest
acquires
acquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquire
acrasias
acrasida
acrasins
acrasins
noun
plural of acrasin
acreages
acreages
noun
plural of acreage
acridest
acridest
adj
superlative form of acrid: most acrid
acrisius
acroasis
acroasis
noun
An oral discourse.
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
acrogens
acrogens
noun
plural of acrogen
acronyms
acronyms
noun
plural of acronym
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acronym
acrosarc
acrosome
acrosome
noun
A structure forming the end of the head of a spermatozoon
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.
acrylics
acrylics
noun
plural of acrylic
actinias
actinias
noun
plural of actinia
actinism
actinism
noun
(chemistry, physics) That property of electromagnetic radiation that leads to the production of photochemical effects
actinons
actinons
noun
plural of actinon
actinost
actinost
noun
(ichthyology) A bone at the base of a paired fin (of a fish)
actiones
activism
activism
noun
The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue.
activist
activist
adj
Behaving as an activist.
noun
One who is conspicuously active in carrying out any occupational or professional functions.
One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.
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
actuates
actuates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of actuate
acuerdos
acuities
acuities
noun
plural of acuity
acupress
acupress
verb
(transitive) To apply acupressure to.
acushnet
acylates
acylates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acylate
acyloins
acyloins
noun
plural of acyloin
adducers
adducers
noun
plural of adducer
adjuncts
adjuncts
noun
plural of adjunct
adolesce
adolesce
verb
(intransitive) To commence or progress through adolescence.
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.
adstrict
adstrict
verb
Alternative form of astrict
aduncous
aduncous
adj
curved inwards; hooked
advances
advances
noun
plural of advance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advance
aeacides
aerobics
aerobics
noun
A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music.
aerocyst
aerocyst
noun
An air vesicle.
aesculin
aesculin
noun
Alternative form of esculin
aesculus
affectus
affiches
affiches
noun
plural of affiche
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affiche
afflicts
afflicts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afflict
africans
agaricus
agastric
agastric
adj
(biology) Having no alimentary canal; lacking a stomach, intestines, or digestive tract.
agencies
agencies
noun
plural of agency
agenesic
agenesic
adj
(biology) sterile, infertile
noun
Such a person or animal
aglycons
aglycons
noun
plural of aglycon, an alternative spelling of aglycone
agnostic
agnostic
adj
(computing) Of a software component etc.: unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components or input with which it interacts.
(usually with a prepositional phrase) Having no firmly held opinions on an issue or matter of uncertainty.
Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
noun
A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.
agrestic
agrestic
adj
Of or pertaining to the fields; rural; rustic, unpolished