Pockets English Dictionary A to Z [antikvár]

ABODE a, an indefinite article one. A1 a first-rate. AA abbr Alcoholics Anonymous, aardvark n S African ant- eating mammal. AB abbr Bachelor of Arts, aback adv be taken aback be startled, abacus n counting frame with beads strung on parallel wires; pi abacuses, abaft adv, prep at or toward the stem of ship; behind, abalone n mollusk; shell lined with mother-of-pearl, abandon v 1 desert; forsake 2 give up altogether; ns abandon, -ment freedom from inhibition; a -ed 1 deserted 2 unrestrained; immoral, abase v humiliate; n abasement, abashed a ashamed; embarrassed; n abashment, abate v make or become less intense; n abatement, abattoir n slaughterhouse, abbess n head of convent or nunnery, abbey n 1 dwelling place of a community of monks or nuns 2 church formerly attached to such a building, abbot n head of abbey or monastery, abbreviate v shorten; n abbreviation. ABC n 1 the alphabet as learned by children 2 basic facts of a subject. ABC 2 abbr American Broadcasting Company, abdicate v give up (power, position, responsibility); n abdication, abdomen n belly; a abdominal, abduct V carry off unlawfully, kidnap; n abduction, abeam adv at right angle to the length of ship or aircraft, aberration n wandering from natural or fixed course; mental disorder; a aberrant, abet V help or take part in (offense); n abettor, abeyance n temporary suspension, abhor detest, loathe; a abhorrent; n abhorrence, abide v 1 tolerate; endure 2 dwell; remain (pt, pp abode or abided); abide by be faithful to; a abiding lasting, ability n power to do something; skill, abject a miserable, cast down, servile; adv abjectly; n abjectness. abjure renounce on oath; ns abjurer, abjuration, ablate v remove; vaporize; n ablation surgical removal, ablaut n ling systematic vowel mutation (e.g., in verb forms sing, sang, sung), ablaze a 1 burning fiercely 2 very bright, able a having the power or skill to do a thing; clever; talented; adv ably; n ability, able-bodied a strong and fit. able (-bodied) seaman n ordinary trained seaman, ablution n ceremonial washing; perform one's ablutions wash oneself. ABM abbr antiballistic missile, abnegate v deny onself; renounce; n abnegation, abnormal a out of ordinary; deviating from normal; adf Ay; n -ity. aboard adv in or on ship, train, airplane, etc. abode n home; dwelling place;