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
abridger
— Noun
– English
～ one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work
abridgment
— Noun
– English
～ a shortened version of a written work
abroach
— Adjective
– English
～ of a cask or barrel; "the cask was set abroach"
abroad
— Adverb
– English
～ far away from home or one's usual surroundings; "looking afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall