abactinal
— Adjective
– English
~ (of radiate animals) located on the surface or end opposite to that on which the mouth is situated
abacus
— Noun
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~ a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave
abacus
— Noun
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~ a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves
Abadan
— Noun
– English
~ a port city in southwestern Iran
abaft
— Adverb
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~ at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"
abalone
— Noun
– English
~ any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior
abamp
— Noun
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~ a unit of current equal to 10 amperes
abampere
— Noun
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~ a unit of current equal to 10 amperes
abandon
— Verb
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~ forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
abandon
— Verb
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~ leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
abandon
— Verb
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~ leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"
abandon
— Verb
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~ stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"
abandon
— Verb
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~ give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"
abandon
— Noun
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~ a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger"
abandon
— Noun
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~ the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"
abandoned
— Adjective
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~ unrestrained and uninhibited; "an abandoned sadness born of grief"- Liam O'Flaherty
abandoned
— Adjective
– English
~ forsaken by owner or inhabitants; "weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse"
abandonment
— Noun
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~ the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
abandonment
— Noun
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~ withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"