English words: ab initio to abbreviative

300 English words, part 3 of 158 of the words starting with A, A to Z. 48 have a page of their own.

English words ab initio to abbreviative

ab initio adverb /ˌæb ɪˈnɪʃ.i.oʊ/: From the time when a law, legal right or decree, contract, ownership interest, partnership (etc.) comes into force.
ab intestato adverb: From an intestate (someone who dies with no legal will).
ab intra adverb /ˌæb ˈɪn.tɹə/: from inside; from within
ab invito adverb: Against one's will; not of one's invitation.
AB language noun: A variety of Middle English found in the Corpus manuscript and characterized by French and Norse loanwords, colloquial expressions, conservative spelling,...
ab off verb: To abseil down a mountain.
ab origine adjective /æb əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/: From the origin; from the beginning.
ab ovo adverb /æˈboʊˌvoʊ/: From the beginning.
ab roller noun: Synonym of ab wheel.
ab roller wheel noun: Synonym of ab wheel.
ab urbe condita adverb: Alternative form of AUC, the era of the Roman historians now usually reckoned from 753 bc.
ab utili adverb /æb ˈju.tl̩.i/: From utility.
ab wheel noun: A piece of exercise equipment designed to be gripped in one or both hands and torqued in the course of sagittally abducting the pronated shoulders with the...
AB-yogurt noun: Yogurt that contains Lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidobacterium.
aba noun /əˈbɑː/: A coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair.
ABA form noun: ternary form
ABA problem noun: In multithreaded computing, a case in which a program erroneously considers the equality of a variable at two times to mean it has never changed in between.
abaa adjective, noun: Contemptible; vile; silly.
abaat preposition: Pronunciation spelling of about.
ABABCB noun: ABABCB.
Ababda noun /əˈbæb.də/: A member of a nomadic Beja people of upper Egypt.
Ababdeh noun /əˈbæb.dɛ/: Alternative spelling of Ababda.
Ababil proper noun: A race of tiny birds.
Ababua noun: Synonym of Boa (“member of ethnic group of the Democratic Republic of the Congo”).
Ababwa noun: Alternative form of Baboa.
abac noun /ˈeɪbæk/: Synonym of nomogram.
abaca noun /ˈæb.əˌkɑː/: Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre.
abacate noun /ˌæ.bəˈkɑt.i/: Synonym of avocado.
abacavir noun /əˈbak.əˌvɪə/: An antiretroviral drug (trademark Ziagen) taken orally in the form of its sulfate (C₁₄H₁₈N₆O)₂·H₂SO₄ in combination with other antiretroviral drugs to treat...
abacaxi noun /ˈæ.bə.kəˌʃi/: A large Brazilian pineapple.
abacha noun: A Nigerian food made from dried shredded cassava with fish, eggs, spices, etc.
abacillary adjective: Synonym of abacterial.
abacinate verb /əbˈæsɪneɪt/: To blind by holding a red-hot metal rod or plate before the eyes
abacination noun /əˌbæsɪˈneɪʃən/: The act of abacinating, of blinding with the light from hot metal
abaciscus noun /ˌæb.əˈsɪs.kəs/: One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an abaculus.
abacist noun /ˈæb.ə.sɪst/: One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator.
aback adverb, noun /əˈbæk/: Towards the back or rear; backwards.
aback of preposition: Behind; on the other side of
abackstays adverb: Lined up in the direction of the wind and thus not propelled by the wind
abackward adverb /əˈbæk.wəd/: Backward.
Abaco proper noun /ˈæb.əˌkoʊ/: The Abaco Islands, an island and cays group in the north of the Bahamas.
abacomancy noun: Divination using dust, dirt, silt, sand, ashes, or smoke. Patterns in the medium under various circumstances are interpreted to envision future events.
abacost noun /ˈæ.bə.kɒst/: A short- or long-sleeved button-up jacket, worn without a shirt, that was promoted in Zaire under the regime of Mobutu Sese Seko.
abacter noun: Alternative spelling of abactor.
abacteraemic adjective: Alternative form of abacteremic.
abacteremic adjective: Not caused by bacteria in the blood
abacterial adjective /ˌeɪ.bækˈtɪəɹ.i.əl/: Not caused by bacteria; characterized by a lack of bacteria.
abacterially adverb: Without the presence or use of bacteria.
abactinal adjective /æˈbæk.tə.nl̩/: Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal.
abactinally adverb /æˈbæk.tən.l̩i/: from the end opposite the mouth in a radiate animal (to the other end).
abaction noun /æˈbækʃən/: Carrying away by force, especially of animals.
abactor noun /ˈæˌbæk.tɚ/: One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves; a cattle rustler.
abaculus noun /əˈbæk.jə.ləs/: A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements; abaciscus.
abacus noun /ˈæb.ə.kəs/: A table or tray scattered with sand which was used for calculating or drawing.
-abad suffix: Used to form the names of cities and towns, especially in Persian- and Urdu-speaking areas.
abada noun /əˈbɑːdə/: The rhinoceros.
Abadan proper noun /ˌɑ.bɑˈdɑn/: A port city in Khuzestan, southwestern Iran.
abadavine noun /ˈæb.ə.dəˌvaɪn/: Alternative form of aberdevine.
abaddon noun: An informer; a criminal who informs on other criminals to the authorities.
Abadi proper noun: A surname.
Abadie proper noun: A surname from French.
Abadite noun: Alternative form of Ibadite.
abaecin noun: An antimicrobial peptide present in some insects
abaffe adverb: Behind
abaft adverb, preposition /əˈbɑːft/: Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of.
abafungin noun: A broad-spectrum antifungal agent with a novel mechanism of action for the treatment of dermatomycosis.
Abag proper noun: A banner in Xilingol, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China.
Abaga proper noun: A language of Papua New Guinea.
abagovomab noun: A particular monoclonal antibody.
abagun noun: A type of fowl found in Ethiopia, and said to have a sort of horn on its head; probably the helmeted guineafowl, Numida meleagris.
abaht adverb, preposition /əˈbɑːt/: Pronunciation spelling of about.
Abahutu noun: Synonym of Hutu (“African ethnic group”).
abaiser noun /əˈbeɪ.sɚ/: Ivory black; animal charcoal.
abaisse adjective, noun /əˈbeɪˌseɪ/: Of a charge, especially a fess: borne lower than usual.
abaka noun: Alternative spelling of abaca.
Abakaliki proper noun: The largest city and state capital of Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
Abakan proper noun /ˌɑ.bəˈkɑn/: The capital city of Khakassia, Russia.
abakweta noun: Alternative form of abakwetha.
abakwetha noun: A young Xhosa man undergoing the ritual initiation into manhood.
Abalakov thread noun: A climbing aid consisting of a hooklike device that allows a length of cord or webbing to be threaded through two holes drilled in the ice.
abalienate verb /æbˈeɪl.jəˌneɪt/: To make another's that which was once yours; to transfer the title of from one to another; to alienate.
abalienation noun /ˌæbˌeɪl.jəˈneɪ.ʃən/: The act of abalienating; alienation; estrangement; transferring a legal title.
abalone noun /æb.əˈləʊ.ni/: An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
abaloparatide noun: A parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) analogue drug used to treat osteoporosis.
Abalos proper noun: A surname from Spanish
abambulacral adjective: Facing away from or opposite to the ambulacrum of an echinoderm.
abamectin noun: A widely used insecticide, acaricide and anthelminthic.
abametapir noun: A medication for the treatment of headlouse infestation.
abamine noun: The compound methyl {[(2E)-3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-yl](4-fluorobenzyl)amino}acetate that inhibits epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase
abamp noun /ˈæbˌæmp/: Alternative form of abampere.
abampere noun /æˈbæmpɪɹ/: Unit of electrical current in electromagnetic and Gaussian cgs systems of units, equal to 10 amperes in SI units.
abamurus noun: A retaining wall; a wall erected to strengthen another wall.
Aban proper noun: The eighth solar month of the Persian calendar.
Abana proper noun: The Barada River.
abanal adjective: Outside the anus.
abanally adverb: In an abanal manner
aband verb /əˈbænd/: To desist in practicing, using, or doing; to renounce.
Abando proper noun: A district of Bilbao, Spain.
abandon noun, verb /əˈbæn.dən/: To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
abandon all hope ye who enter here phrase: Alternative form of abandon hope, all ye who enter here.
abandon hope, all ye who enter here phrase: Supposed inscription at the gate of hell.
abandon ship verb: To leave or forsake a ship due to its impending doom.
abandonability noun: The quality of being abandonable.
abandonable adjective: Able to be abandoned; suitable for abandonment.
abandoned adjective, verb /əˈbæn.dənd/: Having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked.
abandoned child syndrome noun: A behavioral or psychological condition that results from the loss or emotional neglect of one or both parents, manifesting a variety of physical and...
abandoned habits noun: The clothing worn for horseback riding by the prostitutes on Lady's Mile in Hyde Park (the carriageway along the northern bank of the Serpentine).
abandoned property noun: Property that is found in such a state as to make it likely that the original owner has intentionally given up all dominion and control over the property,...
abandonedly adverb /əˈbæn.dn̩.əd.li/: With abandon, without restraint.
abandonedness noun: The state or quality of being abandoned.
abandonee noun /əˈbæn.dəˌni/: One to whom something is abandoned.
abandoner noun /əˈbændənɚ/: One who abandons.
abandoning noun, verb /əˈbændənɪŋ/: An act by which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment; neglect.
abandonly adverb: In a wild and unrestrained manner; abandonedly.
abandonment noun /əˈbæn.d(ə)n.m(ə)nt/: The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
abandonness noun: The state, quality, or condition of abandon; abandonment
abandons noun, verb: Abandoned children; foundlings.
abandonware noun: A software product that is no longer updated or maintained, or whose copyright is no longer defended or which is no longer marketed even by the company who...
abanet noun: Alternative spelling of abnet.
Abangan adjective, noun /əˈbæŋ.ɡən/: A Muslim Javanese person who practices a much more syncretic version of Islam than the more orthodox santri.
Abanic adjective /əˈbæn.ɪk/: A member of the Sioux tribe of American Indian; Siouan.
abanoquil noun: A drug that is an α1-adrenergic receptor antagonist.
abaout preposition: Eye dialect spelling of about.
abapertural adjective: Not apertural; Away from the aperture.
abapical adjective /aˈbapɪkl/: Of or pertaining to something at its lowest point; designating the part opposite to the apex.
abapically adverb: From the lowest point (on down).
abaptiston noun /ˌæ.bæpˈtɪs.tɒn/: A trepan having a conical shape so that injurious penetration of the brain is impossible.
abaque noun: A nomogram.
abar adjective, verb: To bar, prohibit, or block.
Abarca proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
abare verb: To strip; to uncover (make bare).
abarelix noun: A drug that is an injectable gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist.
abargains phrase /əbaːɡənz/: Of no value of consequence
abarognosis noun /ˌæb.əɹ.əɡˈnəʊ.sɪs/: A loss of the ability to realise or estimate the weight of an object.
abart adverb, preposition /əˈbɑːt/: Pronunciation spelling of about.
abarthrosis noun /ˌæb.ɑɹˈθɹoʊ.sɪs/: A form of articulation that allows considerable change in position and spatial relationship between the articulated parts, and which bones move freely upon...
abarticular adjective /ˌæb.ɑɹˈtɪk.ju.ləɹ/: Away from the joints; not articular.
abarticulation noun /æb.ɑɹˌtɪk.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/: An articulation, especially one that permits free motion in the joint; a hinge joint.
abas noun /əˈbɑs/: A cutaneous disease; the scald-head. porrigo
Abascal proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
abase verb /əˈbeɪs/: To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
abased adjective, verb /əˈbeɪst/: Humbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige.
abasedly adverb /əˈbeɪs.ɪd.li/: In an abased manner; abjectly.
abasedness noun: The quality of being abased.
abasement noun /əˈbeɪs.mənt/: The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low.
abaser noun /əˈbeɪs.ɚ/: One who, or that which, abases.
abash verb /əˈbæʃ/: To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert;...
abashable adjective /əˈbæʃəbəl/: which can be abashed
abashed adjective, verb /əˈbæʃt/: Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
abashedly adverb /əˈbæʃ.ɪd.li/: In an abashed manner.
abashedness noun /əˈbæʃ.ɪd.nɪs/: The state of being abashed; abashment.
Abashev adjective /əˈbɑ.ʃəf/: Belonging to or pertaining to a Bronze Age era culture from the Chuvash region of Russia.See Abashevo culture
abashing adjective, verb: Tending to abash; causing embarrassment or the loss of self-possession.
abashingly adverb: In an abashing manner.
abashless adjective /əˈbæʃ.lɪs/: Not disconcerted or embarrassed; not concealed; not eliciting shame.
abashlessly adverb /əˈbæʃ.ləs.li/: In an abashless, unabashed manner: unabashedly.
abashment noun /əˈbæʃ.mənt/: The state of feeling abashed; embarrassment from shame; timid shyness as from one's modesty being challenged.
abasi noun: The monetary unit of Afghanistan during the 19th century, valued at 1/3 of a rupee.
abasia noun /əˈbeɪ.ʒə/: An inability to walk due to a defect in muscular coordination.
abasia-astasia noun /əˈbeɪ.ʒi.ə əˈsteɪ.ʒi.ə/: Alternative form of astasia-abasia
abasic adjective /əˈbeɪ.zik/: Of, pertaining to or caused by abasia.
abasically adverb: Missing a nucleotide base.
abasingly adverb: In an abasing manner.
abasiophilia noun: An overpowering sexual attraction to people who use orthopaedic appliances such as leg-braces, spinal braces, plaster or fibreglass orthopedic casts, or...
abask adverb /əˈbæsk/: In the sunshine; basking.
Abassian adjective, noun: Synonym of Abyssinian.
abastard verb: To abastardize.
abastardise verb: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of abastardize.
abastardize verb /eɪˈbæs.tɚˌdaɪz/: To stigmatize as a bastard; debase.
abasure noun: The condition of being abased; humiliation; abasement
abat-jour noun /ˌɑˌbɑˈʒʊ.ɚ/: A skylight.
abat-son noun: An architectural device consisting of large louvres with the purpose of directing sound in a specific direction.
abat-vent noun /ɑˌbɑˈvɑ̃/: Louvres or strips of wood or metal used as windbreaks that allow light and air in, often seen in belfries.
abat-voix noun /ɑˌbɑvˈwɑ/: A device for reflection of sound, as in a sounding board over a pulpit or rostrum.
abatable adjective /əˈbeɪt.ə.bəl/: Capable of being abated.
abatacept noun: A fusion protein composed of an immunoglobulin fused to the extracellular domain of CTLA-4, a molecule capable of binding B7, used to treat rheumatoid...
abatagati noun: Nguni witches and/or wizards
abatage noun: Alternative form of abattage.
abate adjective, noun, verb /əˈbeɪt/: To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
abate of verb: To lessen, to subtract something from.
abated adjective, verb /əˈbeɪtɪd/: Lowered, beaten down, or cut away, as the background of an ornamental pattern in relief. Used specifically of stone-cutting; also of metal when the pattern...
abatee noun: Someone or something being abated.
abatement noun /əˈbeɪt.mənt/: The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression.
abatement ab initio noun: A common law legal doctrine stating that the death of a defendant who is appealing a criminal conviction vacates the conviction.
abater noun /əˈbeɪ.tɚ/: One who, or that which, abates.
abathochroal adjective: With compound eyes, each small lens being separate with its own cornea, and the sclera separate from the cornea.
abatic adjective /əˈbæ.tɪk/: Alternative form of abasic
abating noun, verb /əˈbeɪtɪŋ/: Anesis.
abatis noun /ˈæbətiː/: A means of defense formed by felled trees, or sometimes by bent trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy,...
abatised adjective /ˈæb.əˌtɪst/: Provided with an abatis.
abative adjective: Abating.
abatjour noun: Alternative spelling of abat-jour.
abaton noun /ˈæbətən/: An enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept.
abator noun /əˈbeɪt.ə/: a person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee
abatsons noun /ˌɑˌbɑˈsɔ̃/: A device for directing sound downward. Sounding board.
abattage noun /ˌæb.əˈtɑʒ/: The slaughter of animals, especially diseased ones to limit the spread of the disease.
abattis noun /ˈæbətəs/: Alternative spelling of abatis.
abattised adjective: Alternative spelling of abatised.
abattle verb: To do battle.
abattoir noun /ˈæb.əˌtwɑː(ɹ)/: A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
abattoirlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of an abattoir.
abature noun /ˈæb.ə.tjʊɹ/: Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them.
abatvoix noun /ɑˌbɑvˈwɑ/: Alternative form of abat-voix.
abatwa noun: A tiny spirit being in Zulu folklore.
abaucin noun: A chemical compound developed as a narrow-spectrum antibiotic against Acinetobacter baumannii.
ABAWD noun: Acronym of able bodied adult without dependents.
abax noun: An ancient counting board containing grooves in which counters were placed; a forerunner of the abacus.
abaxial adjective /ˌæˈbæk.si.əl/: Of a side that is facing away from the axis or central line, such as the underside of a leaf, or the back of an animal.
abaxialization noun: Conversion to abaxial form.
abaxialize verb: To convert to abaxial form.
abaxialized adjective, verb: Converted to abaxial form
abaxially adverb: In an abaxial manner.
abaxile adjective: Alternative form of abaxial.
abaxonal adjective: Far from an axon.
abay noun /əˈbeɪ/: Barking or baying of dogs at their prey.
abaya noun /əˈbeɪ.jə/: Synonym of aba.
abayaed adjective: Dressed in an abaya.
Abayudaya adjective, noun: Belonging or relating to the Abayudaya.
Abaza adjective, noun /əˈbɑː.zə/: A member of an ethnic group living in the northwest Caucasus.
abazi noun: The monetary unit of Georgia until 1833, divided 40 puli.
Abazin noun: Synonym of Abaza.
abb noun /æb/: A type of yarn for the warp.
abb wool noun: Alternative form of abb-wool.
abba noun /ˈæb.ə/: Father; religious superior; in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch; a title given...
abbacination noun: Alternative spelling of abacination.
abbacy noun /ˈæb.ə.si/: The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess.
Abbadid noun /ˈæb.əd.əd/: A member of a Muslim dynasty that ruled in Seville in the 11th century.
ABBAesque adjective: Similar in style to the Swedish pop supergroup ABBA.
abbandonatamente adverb: With abandonment; so as to make the time subordinate to the expression.
abbas noun /abəz/: plural of abba
abbasi noun /əˈbɑ.si/: Alternative form of abbasi.
Abbasid adjective, noun /əˈbæs.əd/: A member of the dynasty of caliphs that ruled from Baghdad, from about 750 to 1250, claiming ancestry of Abbas.
abbate noun: An Italian abbot, or similar clergyman in minor orders
abbatial adjective /əˈbeɪ.ʃəl/: Belonging to, relating to, or pertaining to an abbey, abbot, or abbess.
abbatical adjective /əˈbætɪkəl/: Synonym of abbatial.
Abbay proper noun: The name of the upper reaches of the Blue Nile in Ethiopia.
abbé noun /æˈbeɪ/: A low-ranking member of the Roman Catholic clergy in France who is not a member of a religious order, is not a priest, and can marry and inherit property;...
Abbe condenser noun /ˈɑ.bə kənˈdɛn.sə(ɹ)/: A condenser composed of two lenses which concentrates and controls the light which passes through an examined specimen before that light enters the...
Abbe number noun /ˈɑ.bə ˈnʌm.bɚ/: A number that represents the reciprocal of the dispersive power of a substance with transparent qualities.
Abbe refractometer noun /ˈɑ.bə ˌɹi.fɹækˈtɑm.ɪ.tɚ/: An instrument used to measure the refractive index of a liquid, by utilizing the critical angle for total reflection.
Abbe-Zeiss apparatus noun: A device for counting blood cells.
abbed adjective, verb: Having visible abdominal muscles; having abs.
Abberley proper noun: A small village and civil parish of Worcestershire, England.
Abberton proper noun: A village and civil parish of the City of Colchester district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM007910).
abbess noun /ˈæb.ɪs/: A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks.
Abbethdin noun: Alternative form of av beit din.
Abbett proper noun: A surname.
Abbevilean adjective: Alternative form of Abbevillian.
Abbeville proper noun /ˈæb.iˌvɪl/: A town and commune in Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France.
Abbevillean adjective: Alternative form of Abbevillian.
Abbevillian adjective /ˌæb.əˈvɪl.i.ən/: Of or relating to any of various early Paleolithic sites, particularly in Europe, that are characterized by the presence of bifacial stone axes.
abbey noun /ˈæbi/: The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.
abbey counter noun: A medal presented to a pilgrim visiting a shrine.
abbey-stead noun: Alternative form of abbeystead.
abbey-stede noun: Alternative form of abbeystead.
abbey token noun: Synonym of abbey counter.
Abbeydale proper noun: A suburb of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8616).
abbeyed adjective: That has an abbey
abbeylike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of an abbey.
abbeystead noun: The seat of an abbey.
Abbi proper noun: A diminutive of the female given name Abigail.
Abbie proper noun: A diminutive of the female given name Abigail.
Abbitt proper noun: A surname.
abbokinase noun: Synonym of urokinase.
abbot noun /ˈæbət/: The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.
abbot-bishop noun: An abbot who is also a bishop.
abbot general noun: The leader of a monastic order.
abbot nullius noun /ˈæ.bət.nʊˈli.əs/: An abbot who is exempt from diocesan control, and acts with papal authority.
Abbot of Misrule noun: One elected to preside over the Christmas revelry in noble households and elsewhere in England during the 15th and 16th century; Lord of Misrule.
abbot of the people noun: A high magistrate's title under the doge of independent Genoa.
Abbot of Unreason noun: An elected leader in old Scottish celebrations; Lord of Misrule.
abbot on the cross noun: Synonym of croziered abbot.
abbot primate noun: The representative leader of all Benedictine congregations.
abbotcy noun /ˈæb.ət.si/: Abbacy; office of abbot (superior of a monastery).
abbotric noun: An abbacy.
abbotrick noun: Alternative spelling of abbotric.
abbotry noun: The position of abbot.
Abbotsbury proper noun: A village and civil parish (served by Chesil Bank Parish Council) in south-west Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY5785).
Abbotsford proper noun: A ford in the Tweed, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, near Melrose Abbey.
Abbotsfordian noun: A native or inhabitant of Abbotsford.
abbotship noun /ˈæ.bət.ʃɪp/: The state, term, or office of an abbot; abbacy.
Abbott proper noun /ˈæbət/: A surname originating as an occupation.
Abbott-Miller tube noun: Alternative form of Miller-Abbott tube.
Abbott's booby noun: Papasula abbotti, an endangered large seabird of the sulid family.
Abbottabad proper noun /ˈæbətəbɑːd/: A city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and capital of the district by that name.
Abboud proper noun: A surname.
abbozzo noun /əˈbɔtˌsoʊ/: A rough drawing or model.
abbr noun: Abbreviation of abbreviation.
abbrev noun: Alternative spelling of abbrev..
abbreve noun: An abbreviation.
abbreviable adjective: Able to be abbreviated.
abbreviatable adjective: Capable of being abbreviated.
abbreviate adjective, noun, verb /əˈbɹiː.vi.eɪt/: To shorten by omitting parts or details.
abbreviated adjective, verb /əˈbɹiːvieɪtɪd/: Shortened; made briefer.
abbreviated number noun /əˈbɹi.viˌeɪ.tɪd ˈnʌm.bɚ/: A number which has had significant figures omitted beyond a certain point to make calculations easier; rounded number.
abbreviatedly adverb: In an abbreviated fashion.
abbreviately adverb: In an abbreviate way.
abbreviation noun /əˌbɹiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/: The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.
abbreviationitis noun: The excessive use of abbreviations.
abbreviative adjective: Tending to abbreviate; condensed.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under A: 47,274 words, in 158 parts.