abrupt
— Adjective
– English
~ marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; "abrupt prose"
abrupt
— Adjective
– English
~ exceedingly sudden and unexpected; "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather"
abrupt
— Adjective
– English
~ surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; "an abrupt reply"
abruption
— Noun
– English
~ an instance of sudden interruption
abruptly
— Adverb
– English
~ quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly"
abruptness
— Noun
– English
~ the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
abruptness
— Noun
– English
~ an abrupt discourteous manner
abruptness
— Noun
– English
~ the property possessed by a slope that is very steep
Abruzzi
— Noun
– English
~ a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic
ABS
— Noun
– English
~ any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
abscess
— Noun
– English
~ symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
abscessed
— Adjective
– English
~ infected and filled with pus; "an abscessed tooth"
abscise
— Verb
– English
~ shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue
abscise
— Verb
– English
~ remove or separate by abscission
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
abscond
— Verb
– English
~ run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"
absconder
— Noun
– English
~ 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)