Webster's Dictionary [antikvár]

absolve A, a The first letter of the English alphabet; the highest grade, meaning excellent or best aahv. to exclaim in joy ¦ard-rark tl a burrowing African »nim»\ which resembles the anteater and feeds on ants and termites aard-wolf/L fayena-like mammal feeding chiefly on carrion and insects ab-a*ca n. a plant from the Philippines whose leafstalks are the source of Manila hemp, a-back adv. uocxpcctediy; by surprise; startled; confused, abac-te-ri-al at^. not being caused by bacteria ab-a-cos n a frame hokiing parallel rods with beads used for manual coa^>uta-tion abacuses n^ abaci n. a-baft adv. toward the stem of a ship ab-a-lo-ne n. a member of the genus of gastropod moUusks that will cling to rocks and have a shell which is flat and lined with mother of pearl a-ban-don v. to yiekl utterly; to desert; to forsake; to withdraw protection, support, or help abuMionment /l, abandoncr n. a-baD-don-cd adj. to be deserted; to be foresaken a-base v. to k)wer 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 less abatement a^ abater n. ab-ba-cy n. a jurisdiction or an ofBce of an aM>ot ab-ba-tial adj. to be pertaining or related to an abbey or abbot ab-bc/L a French title given to a priest ab-bcBS iL the fental superior of an abbey of nuns and possessing the same authority as an abbot ab-bey n. monastery abbeys pL ab-botn. the superior of the monastery ab-bn-vi-ate v. make briefer; to shorten to reduce to a briefer form, as a word or phrase abbreviated, abbreviating v. ab-bre-vi-a-tion a. shortened form of a word or phrase ABC soil n. a type of soil where there are three well-defined layers. abHlo-men n. the part of the human body that lies between the thorax and the pelvis and contains the stomach, spleen, liver, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, and intestines abdominal mQ. ab-dnct v. cany away wrongfully by force or firaud; to kidnap; to draw aside, or away; to move apart abductor n. a-beam adv, or adj. right angles to the keel of a ship ab-er-raat adj. straying from the right course; wandering; varying from aberrance a^ aberrant^ adv. a-bet V. incite abetmciit n., abettor a. ab-borv. dislike intensely abbovrcra. a-bide v. to tolerate; to remain; to last; to conform to abider a^ abided v. a-blM-ty il state of being able; competence; ab-Ject odj, sunk to a k>w condition abjectioa n.^ abjectly adv^ -aess a. ab-Jnrc v. renounce solemnly al^orcd v. a-blue adv. on fire, gkiwing a-ble having sufficient ability a-ble-bodied having a strong body ablebodiesadi. ab-la-tion tt washing of the body as a part of religious rites ablntionaiy a4|. ab-oe-fate v. deny; to refuse or renounce abnegatoro^ abnegation a. ab-nor-mal at^. not normal -ity n. a-board adv. on board a s^, onto a-bode n, temporary dwellii^ place a-bol-ish V. put an end to, doAiay a-bom-i-na-blc adj. detestoble; foath- some abominal^ adv. a-bort V. to tenninate or cause to terminate an operation or procedure before completion aborter n. a-bor-tion tL induced termination of pregnancy before the fetus can survive abortioniat a. a-boand v. to have plenty a-boQt adv. approximately, all sides a-bove ady. higher or greker than ab-ra-ca-dab-ra a. a word believed to have magiral power*, used in «Mdiwc spells; nonsense, foolish talk a-bradcv. to wear or nib off abrading v. a-breast Aftr. or side by side a-bridge v. to make smaller, fewer or shorter whfle maintaining essential contents afarUfcra m-hnadadv. wide^, beyond ah-ro-^^ V. put an end to -ed v. ab-mpt Oi^. happening sudden^ ab-scctsAL infected sore containing pus abscessed acQ. ab-sdnd v. to sever; to separate ab-scondv. to flee from justice ab-sctttof^. not present absently adv. ab-seat-aiind-«d at^. always forgetting things; ikot paying attention al^so-lote a^ ab-iohav. to aet free bom guilt