Webster's Dictionary [antikvár]

A. a_Ay a The fiist letter of the English alphabet; the highest grade, meaning excellent or best tmh v. to exclaim in joy ard-vark /i. a burrowing African animal which resembles the anieater and feeds on ants and termites aard-wolf n. hyena-like mammal feedingchiefly on carrion and insects ab-a-ca n, a plant from the Philippines whose leafstalks are the source of Manila hemp, a-back adv, unexpectedly; t^ surprise;startled; confused abac-lc-ri-al ac^, not being caused by bacteriaab-a-cus n. a frame hokling parallel rods with beads used for manual computation abacuses n., abaci n. a-bafl adv, toward the stem of a ship ab-a-!o-ne n. a member of the genus of gastropod aK>llusks that will cling to rocks and have a shell which is flat and lined with mother of pearl, a-ban-don v. to yiekl utterty; to desert; to forsake; to withdraw protection, support, or help abandonment /l, abandoner n. a-ban-don-ed oi^. to be deserted; to be foresakena-base v. to lower in rank, position, prestige, or estimation; to cast down, to humble abasement n a-bash v. embarrass abashment n. a-bate v. reduce in quantity, or value, to deduct; to make leU abatement n^ abater n. ab-ba-cy n, a jurisdiction or an offke of an abbotab-ba-tial adj. to be pertaining or related to an abbey or abbot ab-be ru a French title gwen to a priest, ab-bess a. the femal superior of an abbey of nuns and possessing the same authority as an abbot ab-bey il monastery abbeys pL ab-botiL the superior of the monastery ab-bre-vi-ate v. make briefer; to shorten to reduce to a briefer form, as a word or phrase abbreviated, abbreviating v. ab-bre-vl-a-tion n. shortened form of aword or phrase ABC soil IL a type of soil where thereare three well-defined layers, ab-do-mcn il the part of the human body that lies between the thorax and the pelvis and contains the stomach, spleen. iWer, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, and intestines abdominal mQ.absolveab-duct V. carry away wrongfully by force or fraud; to kidnap; to draw aside, or away; to move apart abductor n. a-beam adv, or cidj. right angles to thekeel of a ship ab-er-rant adj. straying from the right course; wandering; varying from aberrance n., abenmtfyadv. a-bet V. incite abetment n., abettor n. ab-hor v. dislike interusely abhorrer n. a-blde v. to tolerate; to remain; to last; toconform to abider n^ abided v. a-bil-i-ty IL state of being able; competence; -ties il, pi. ab-Ject oi^. sunk to a k>w condition abjection il, abjectly adv^ -ness n. ab-Jure v. renounce solemnly abjured v. a-blaze adv. on Gre, glowing a-ble adj. having sufficient ability a-ble-bodted adj. having a strong bodyablebodies a4|. ab-lu-tlon il washing of the body as a part of religious rites ablutlonary a^l* alMie-gate v. deny; to refuse or renounceabnegator n., abnegation n. ab-nor-mal adj, not normal -ity il a-board adv. on board a ship, onto a-bode il temporary dwelling place a-bol-ish v. put an end to, destroy a-bom-i-na-ble adj. detestable; loathsome abominably adv. a-bort v. to terminate or cause to terminate an operation or procedure before completion aborter n. a-bor-tlon il induced termination of pregnancy before the fetus can survive abortionist n. a-bound v. to have plenty a-bout adv. approximately, all sides a-bove adv, higher or greater than ab-ra-ca-dab-ra il a word believed to have magical powers, used in casting spells; nonsense, foolish talk a-bi^e v. to wear or rub off abrading v. a-breast adv. or adj. side by side a-bridge v. to make smaller, fewer or shorter while maintaiiiing essential contents abridgerit a-broad adv. widely, beyond ab-ro-gatev. put an end to -edv. ab-nipt adj. happening suddenly ab-scess il infected sore containing pus abscessed adj. ab-scind v. to sever; to separate ab-scond v. to flee from justice ub^Meniadj, not present absently adv. ab-8cntmind-ed at^. ahv^ forgettingthings; not paying attention ab-so-lute utKondKional ab-solvev. to set free from guilt