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

aboveboard
straightforward adjective without concealment or deception; honest; `their business was open and aboveboard`; `straightforward in all his business affairs`

aboveboard
adverb in an honest manner; `in he can`t get it honestly, he is willing to steal it`; `was known for dealing aboveboard in everything`

aboveground
adjective on or above the surface of the ground; `aboveground nuclear testing`; `surface instruments for detecting oil deposits`; `surface transportation`

abracadabra
noun gibberish and nonsense

abrachia
noun the condition of having no arms

abrade
corrade verb wear away

abrader
abradant noun a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing

abrading stone
noun a primitive stone artifact (usually made of sandstone) used as an abrader

Abraham
Ibrahim noun the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham`s family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son; `Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each has a special claim on Abraham`

Abraham`s bosom
bosom of Abraham noun the place where the just enjoy the peace of heaven after death

Abramis
genus Abramis noun European fishes

abranchiate
abranchial adjective having no gills

abrasion
scratch noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

abrasive
scratchy adjective causing abrasion

abrasiveness
scratchiness noun the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions

abreact
verb discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization

abreast
adverb alongside each other, facing on the same direction

abreast(p)
au courant adjective being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge; `kept abreast of the latest developments`; `constant revision keeps the book au courant`; `always au fait on the latest events`; `up on the news`

abridge
foreshorten verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; `The manuscript must be shortened`

abridged
adjective (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting; `an abridged version`

abridger
abbreviator noun one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work

abroach
broached adjective of a cask or barrel; `the cask was set abroach`

abroad
overseas adjective in a foreign country; `markets abroad`; `overseas markets`

Abrocoma
genus Abrocoma noun abrocomes

abrocome
chinchilla rat noun ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes

abrogate
verb revoke formally

abrogation
repeal noun the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation

abrogator
noun an authority or official empowered to abolish or annul or repeal

Abronia
genus Abronia noun genus of western North American herbs having showy flowers

Abronia fragrans
noun taller than Abronia elliptica and having night-blooming flowers

abrupt
disconnected adjective marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; `abrupt prose`

abruptio placentae
noun a disorder of pregnancy in which the placenta prematurely separates from the wall of the uterus

abruptly
suddenly adverb quickly and without warning; `he stopped suddenly`

abruptness
precipitateness noun the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning

abruptness
steepness noun the property possessed by a slope that is very steep

Abruzzi
Abruzzi e Molise noun a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic

abscess
noun symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue

abscessed
adjective infected and filled with pus; `an abscessed tooth`

abscessed tooth
noun an abscess of a common kind in the tissue around a tooth

abscise
verb remove or separate by abscission

abscissa
noun the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis

abscission
noun the act of cutting something off

abscond
bolt 2 absquatulate verb run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; `The thief made off with our silver`; `the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe`

absconder
noun a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution

abscondment
noun the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest)

abseil
noun a descent down a nearly vertical surface by using a doubled rope that is coiled around the body and attached to some higher point

abseiler
noun a person who descends down a nearly vertical face by using a doubled rope that is wrapped around the body and attached to some high point

absence
noun failure to be present

absence without leave
unauthorized absence noun unauthorized military absence

absent
absentminded adjective lost in thought; showing preoccupation; `an absent stare`; `an absentminded professor`; `the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence`

absentee
noun one that is absent or not in residence

absentee ballot
noun (election) a ballot that is cast while absent (usually mailed in prior to election day)

absentee rate
noun the percentage of workers who do not report to work

absenteeism
noun habitual absence from work

absently
abstractedly adverb in an absentminded or preoccupied manner; `he read the letter absently`

absentmindedness
noun preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored

absinth
absinthe noun strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise

absolute
conclusive adjective expressing finality with no implication of possible change; `an absolute guarantee to respect the nation`s authority`; `inability to make a conclusive refusal`

absolute
out-and-out(a) adjective complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; `absolute freedom`; `an absolute dimwit`; `a downright lie`; `out-and-out mayhem`; `an out-and-out lie`; `a rank outsider`; `many right-down vices`; `got the job through sheer persistence`; `sheer stupidity`

absolute alcohol
noun pure ethyl alcohol (containing no more than 1% water)

absolute ceiling
noun the maximum altitude at which an airplane can maintain horizontal flight

absolute magnitude
noun (astronomy) the magnitude that a star would have if it were viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs (32.62 light years) from the earth

absolute pitch
perfect pitch noun the ability to identify the pitch of a tone

absolute space
noun physical space independent of what occupies it

absolute temperature
noun temperature measured on the absolute scale

absolute threshold
noun the lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect

absolute value
noun a numerical value regardless of its sign

absolute zero
noun (cryogenics) the lowest temperature theoretically attainable (at which the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is minimal); 0 Kelvin or -273.15 centigrade or -459.67 Fahrenheit

absolutely
perfectly adverb completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers; `an absolutely magnificent painting`; `a perfectly idiotic idea`; `you`re perfectly right`; `utterly miserable`; `you can be dead sure of my innocence`; `was dead tired`; `dead right`

absoluteness
noun the quality of being absolute; `the absoluteness of the pope`s decree could not be challenged`

absoluteness
noun the quality of being complete or utter or extreme; `the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections`

absolution
remission noun the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance

absolutism
noun the doctrine of an absolute being

absolutism
totalism noun the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government

absolutist
absolutistic adjective pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism

absolve
justify 3 free verb let off the hook; `I absolve you from this responsibility`

absolved
clear adjective freed from any question of guilt; `is absolved from all blame`; `was now clear of the charge of cowardice`; `his official honor is vindicated`

absolver
noun someone who grants absolution

absolvitory
exonerative adjective providing absolution

absorb
take over verb take up, as of debts or payments; `absorb the costs for something`

absorb
engage verb engage or engross wholly; `Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely`

absorbable
adjective capable of being absorbed or taken in through the pores of a surface

absorbate
noun a material that has been or is capable of being absorbed

absorbed
adjective taken in through the pores of a surface; `the absorbed water expanded the sponge`

absorbefacient
sorbefacient adjective inducing or promoting absorption

absorbency
noun the property of being absorbent

absorbent
absorptive adjective having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.); `as absorbent as a sponge`

absorbent cotton
noun cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax

absorbent material
absorbent noun a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance

absorber
noun (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation

absorbing
engrossing adjective capable of arousing and holding the attention; `a fascinating story`

absorption
soaking up noun (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid

absorption band
noun a dark band in the spectrum of white light that has been transmitted through a substance that exhibits absorption at selective wavelengths

absorption coefficient
coefficient of absorption noun a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber; `absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance`

absorption indicator
noun an indicator used in reactions that involve precipitation

absorption spectrum
noun the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation that has passed through a medium that absorbed radiation of certain wavelengths

absorption unit
noun a unit for measuring absorption

absorptivity
absorption factor noun (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body

abstain
refrain verb choose not to consume; `I abstain from alcohol`

abstainer
abstinent noun a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages