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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

abeyance
suspension noun temporary cessation or suspension

abeyant
suspended adjective temporarily inactive

abfarad
noun a capacitance unit equal to one billion farads

abhenry
noun a unit of inductance equal to one billionth of a henry

abhor
loathe verb find repugnant; `I loathe that man`; `She abhors cats`

abhorrence
abomination noun hate coupled with disgust

abhorrent
detestable adjective offensive to the mind; `an abhorrent deed`; `the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee`; `morally repugnant customs`; `repulsive behavior`; `the most repulsive character in recent novels`

abhorrer
noun a signer of a 1679 address to Charles II in which those who petitioned for the reconvening of parliament were condemned and abhorred

abidance
noun the act of abiding (enduring without yielding)

abiding
enduring adjective unceasing; `an abiding belief`; `imperishable truths`

Abidjan
noun city recognized by the United States as the capital of the Ivory Coast; largest city of the Ivory Coast

abience
noun (psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object

abient
adjective characterized by avoidance or withdrawal

Abies
genus Abies noun true firs

Abilene
noun a city in central Texas

ability
noun possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; `danger heightened his powers of discrimination`

abiogenesis
autogenesis noun a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter

abiogenetic
adjective originating by abiogenesis

abiogenist
noun a believer in abiogenesis

abiotrophy
noun a loss of vitality and a degeneration of cells and tissues not due to any apparent injury

abject
low adjective of the most contemptible kind; `abject cowardice`; `a low stunt to pull`; `a low-down sneak`; `his miserable treatment of his family`; `You miserable skunk!`; `a scummy rabble`; `a scurvy trick`

abjectly
adverb in a hopeless resigned manner; `she shrugged her shoulders abjectly`

abjure
recant verb formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; `He retracted his earlier statements about his religion`; `She abjured her beliefs`

abjurer
noun a person who abjures

Abkhaz
Abkhazia noun an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability

Abkhazian
Abkhasian noun a Circassian language spoken by the Abkhaz

ablactation
noun the cessation of lactation

ablate
verb wear away through erosion or vaporization

ablated
adjective made smaller or less by melting or erosion or vaporization; `the rocket`s ablated head shield`

ablation
extirpation noun surgical removal of a body part or tissue

ablative
adjective tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature; `ablative material on a rocket cone`

ablative absolute
noun a constituent in Latin grammar; a noun and its modifier can function as a sentence modifier

ablaut
noun a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)

ablaze
aflame adjective keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; `his face all ablaze with excitement`- Bram Stoker; `he was aflame with desire`

ablaze(p)
afire(p) adjective lighted up by or as by fire or flame; `forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning`; `even the car`s tires were aflame`; `a night aflare with fireworks`; `candles alight on the tables`; `blazing logs in the fireplace`; `a burning cigarette`; `a flaming crackling fire`; `houses on fire`

able
able-bodied adjective having a strong healthy body; `an able seaman`; `every able-bodied young man served in the army`

able seaman
able-bodied seaman noun a seaman in the merchant navy; trained in special skills

ableism
ablism noun discrimination in favor of the able-bodied

ablepharia
noun a congenital absence of eyelids (partial or complete)

abloom
efflorescent adjective bursting into flower; `flowering spring trees`

ablution
noun the ritual washing of a priest`s hands or of sacred vessels

ablutionary
cleansing adjective cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands; `ablutionary rituals`

Abnaki
noun the Algonquian language spoken by the Abnaki and Penobscot

abnegate
verb deny or renounce; `They abnegated their gods`

abnegate
verb deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; `She denied herself wine and spirits`

abnegation
noun the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; `abnegation of the Holy Trinity`

abnegator
noun one who gives up or relinquishes or renounces something

Abney level
noun a surveying instrument consisting of a spirit level and a sighting tube; used to measure the angle of inclination of a line from the observer to the target

abnormal
adjective much greater than the normal; `abnormal profits`; `abnormal ambition`

abnormal psychology
noun the branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior

abnormality
freakishness noun marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal

abnormality
noun retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence

abnormally
adverb in an abnormal manner; `they were behaving abnormally`; `his blood pressure was abnormally low`

Abo
Aboriginal noun a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived

ABO antibodies
noun blood type antibodies

ABO blood group system
ABO system noun a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O

aboard
on base adverb on first or second or third base; `Their second homer with Bob Allison aboard`

aboard
adverb on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle

abocclusion
noun the condition in which the upper teeth do not touch the lower teeth when biting

abohm
noun a unit of resistance equal to a billionth of an ohm

abolish
get rid of verb do away with; `Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia`

abolishable
adjective capable of being abolished

abolition
abolishment noun the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); `the abolition of capital punishment`

abolitionary
adjective relating to or favoring abolition, especially abolition of slavery

abolitionism
noun the doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery

abolitionist
emancipationist noun a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

abomasal
adjective relating to the abomasum (the fourth compartment of the stomach of ruminants)

abomasum
fourth stomach noun the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place

abominable
detestable adjective unequivocally detestable; `abominable treatment of prisoners`; `detestable vices`; `execrable crimes`; `consequences odious to those you govern`- Edmund Burke

abominable snowman
yeti noun a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas

abomination
noun an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence; `his treatment of the children is an abomination`

abominator
loather noun one who hates or loathes

aborad
adverb away from the mouth or oral region

aboral
adjective opposite to or away from the mouth; `the aboral surface of a starfish`

aboriginal
primal adjective having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; `aboriginal forests`; `primal eras before the appearance of life on earth`; `the forest primeval`; `primordial matter`; `primordial forms of life`

aboriginal
adjective characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning; `native Americans`; `the aboriginal peoples of Australia`

aborigine
autochthon noun the earliest known inhabitants of a region

Aborigine
Aboriginal noun a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived

abort
noun the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; `I wasted a year of my life working on an abort`; `he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area`

aborticide
feticide noun the act of destroying a fetus

abortifacient
adjective causing abortion

abortion
noun termination of pregnancy

abortion pill
mifepristone noun an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU 486) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo

abortionist
noun a person (who should be a doctor) who terminates pregnancies

abortive
stillborn adjective failing to accomplish an intended result; `an abortive revolt`; `a stillborn plot to assassinate the President`

abortively
adverb in an unfruitful manner

abortus
noun a human fetus whose weight is less than 0.5 kilogram when removed or expelled from the mother`s body

abound
verb be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities

abound
bristle verb be in a state of movement or action; `The room abounded with screaming children`; `The garden bristled with toddlers`

abound in
teem in verb exist in large quantity

abounding
galore(ip) adjective existing in abundance; `abounding confidence`; `whiskey galore`

about
most 2 all but adverb (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `the job is (just) about done`; `the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded`; `we`re almost finished`; `the car all but ran her down`; `he nearly fainted`; `talked for nigh onto 2 hours`; `the recording is well-nigh perfect`; `virtually all the parties signed the contract`; `I was near exhausted by the run`; `most everyone agrees`

about turn
noun act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation

about-face
verb change one`s mind and assume the opposite viewpoint

about-face
reversal 5 policy change noun a major change in attitude or principle or point of view; `an about-face on foreign policy`

about(p)
astir(p) adjective on the move; `up and about`; `the whole town was astir over the incident`

above
adjective appearing earlier in the same text; `flaws in the above interpretation`

above
in a higher place adverb in or to a place that is higher

above all
most importantly 1 most especially adverb above and beyond all other consideration; `above all, you must be independent`

above-mentioned
above-named adjective mentioned or named earlier in the same text