The Everyday English Dictionary [antikvár]

ENGLISH DICTIONARY M- Aboard A, the indefinite article, used before a consonant. Sec An. Aaron's-beard, a'ronz-bôrd, n. A name of several plants. Aback, a-bak', adv. Backwards; by surprise. Abacus, ab'a-kus, n.; pi. -cl, or -cuses. A square slab forming the crowning of a column. Abaft, a-bâft', adv, or prep. On or towards the aft or hinder part of a ship. Abandon, a-ban'dun, vt. To forsake entirely; to desert. ' Abandoned, a-ban'dund, p.a. Depraved. Abandonment, a-ban'Uun-ment, n. A total desertion. Abase, a-bfc', vt. (abasing, abased). To bring low; degrade; disgrace. Abasement, a-bâs'ment, n. State of being abased; degradation. Abash, a-bash', vi. To put to confusion; to make ashamed. Abate, a-bât', vt, (abating, abated). To lessen, ri. To become less. Abatement, a-bât'mcnt. n. Act of abating; a mitigation; deduction. Abattis, Abatis, ab'a-tis or ab-a-té', n.; pi. the same. A fortification consisting of felled trees with the smaller brandies cut off. Abattoir, a-ba-twër', n. A public slaughterhouse. Abbacy, ab'a-si, n.; pi. -cfes. The dignity, rights, and privileges of an abbot. Abbé, ab-a, n. An inferior R. Catholic ecclesiastic with no benefice. Abbess, ab'es, n. A female superior of a nunnery. Abbey,'ab'i, n.; pi. -cys. A monastery, or convent. Abbot, ab'ut, o. The male superior of an abbey. Abbreviate, ab-bra'vl-at, rf. To shorten. Abbreviation, ab-bre'vi-â"8hun, n. A shortening; contraction. Abbreviator, ab-bré'vi-â-tér, n. One who abbreviates or abridges. AMicate, ab'di-kát, vt, (abdicating, abdicated). To resign voluntarily ; to relinquish, vi. To resign power. Abdication, ab-di-kâ'shon, n. Act of abdicating an office. Alomen, ab-d6'mcn. n. Tlie lower bellv. Abdominal, ftl>-dom'in-ai, a. Pertaining to the lower belly. Abduct, ab-dukt', n. To entice or le^ away wrongly. Adduction, ab-duk'shon, n. The felonious carrying off a man's daughter, wife, Abeam, a-bém', adv. or pred.a. At right angles to the length of a ship. Abed, a-bed', adv. On or in bed. Aberrant, ab-e'rant, a. Wandering from; deviating from an established rule. Aberration, ab-e-râ'shon, n. A wandering from; alienation of the mind. Abet, a-bet', vt. (abetting, abetted). To urge on; lo encourage. (Chiefly In a bad sense.) Abetment, a-bct'ment, n. Act of at>etting. Abetter, Abettor, a-bet'ér, n. One who abets. Abeyance, a-bâ'ans, n. Temporary extinc* tion. (With in before it.) ^ Abhor, ab-hor', vt. (abhorring, abhorred). To shrink from with horror; lo loathe, detest. Abhorrence, ab-hor'rens, n. Detestation. Abhorrent, ab-hor'rent, a. Haling; inconsistent with. (V/ith to.) Abide, a-bid', vi. (abiding» abode or abided). To stay in a place; to dwell.—vt. To wait for; to endure. Abiding, a-bid'ing, p.a. Permanent. Abigail, ab'i-gâl, n. A familiar name for a wailing woman or lady*s-niald. Ability, a-bil'li-ti, n. Power to do anything; talent; skill; in p/. the powers of the mind. Abiogenesis, ab'i-ô-jen'^e-sis, n. The doctrine that living matter may be produced by not-living matter. Abiogenetic, ab'i-o-jen-et"ik, o. Pertaining to abiogenesis. Abject, ab'jekt, o. Mean; despicable. Abjuration, ab-ju-râ'shon, n. Act of abjuring; oath taken for that end. Abjure, ab-jur', vt. (abjuring, abjured). To renounce upon oath ; to reject. Ablative, Qh'lat-iv, a. or n. Applied to a case of nouns in Latin and other languages. Ablaze, a-blâz'. a^»'. On fire; in a blaze. Able, â'bi, d. Having power sufficient ; capable; skilful. Ablution, ah-IO'shon, n. A washing away from; a purifitation by water. Ably, S'bii, adv. With ability. Abnegate, ab'ne-gat, vt. To deny; to renounce. . . , Abnegation, ab-n?-pa'shon, n. A denial. Abnormal, ab-norm'ai, a. Deviating from a fixed rule: irregular. Aboard, a-bord', adv, or prep. On board; in a ship or vessel. Fate, far, fat, fall; met, hér; pîne, pin; nöte, not, möve; tűbe, tub. bgíi; oil, pound, ch, cíiain; g, «o; ng^nins; th, t/icn; th. thin; w, irig; wh, wftig; *h, azure.