abrasive
— Adjective
– English
~ sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character"
abrasive
— Noun
– English
~ a substance that abrades or wears down
abrasiveness
— Noun
– English
~ the quality of being sharply disagreeable
abrasiveness
— Noun
– English
~ the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
abreact
— Verb
– English
~ discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization
abreaction
— Noun
– English
~ (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
abreast
— Adverb
– English
~ alongside each other, facing in the same direction
abreast
— Adjective
– English
~ being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge; "kept abreast of the latest developments"; "constant revision keeps the book au courant"; "always au fait on the latest events"; "up on the news"
abridge
— Verb
– English
~ reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
abridge
— Verb
– English
~ lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"
abridged
— Adjective
– English
~ (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting; "an abridged version"
abridgement
— Noun
– English
~ a shortened version of a written work