abscess
— Noun
– English
~ symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
abscissa
— Noun
– English
~ the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis
abscission
— Noun
– English
~ the act of cutting something off
abscission
— Noun
– English
~ shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant
absconder
— Noun
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~ a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution
abscondment
— Noun
– English
~ the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest)
abseil
— Noun
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~ (mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body
abseiler
— Noun
– English
~ a person who descends down a nearly vertical face by using a doubled rope that is wrapped around the body and attached to some high point
absence
— Noun
– English
~ the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy