abator
— Noun
– English
～ a person who abates a nuisance
abattis
— Noun
– English
～ a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy
abattoir
— Noun
– English
～ a building where animals are butchered
abaxial
— Adjective
– English
～ facing away from the axis of an organ or organism; "the abaxial surface of a leaf is the underside or side facing away from the stem"
abaxially
— Adverb
– English
～ in an abaxial manner
abaya
— Noun
– English
～ (Arabic) a loose black robe from head to toe; traditionally worn by Muslim women
ABB
— Noun
– English
～ an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s
abbacy
— Noun
– English
～ the jurisdiction or office of an abbot
abbatial
— Adjective
– English
～ of or having to do with or belonging to an abbey or abbot, or abbess
abbess
— Noun
– English
～ the superior of a group of nuns
abbey
— Noun
– English
～ a church associated with a monastery or convent
abbey
— Noun
– English
～ a monastery ruled by an abbot
abbey
— Noun
– English
～ a convent ruled by an abbess
abbot
— Noun
– English
～ the superior of an abbey of monks
abbreviate
— Verb
– English
～ reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
abbreviate
— Verb
– English
～ shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"
abbreviated
— Adjective
– English
～ cut short in duration; "the abbreviated speech"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation"
abbreviated
— Adjective
– English
～ (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini"
abbreviation
— Noun
– English
～ a shortened form of a word or phrase