abducens
— Noun
– English
～ a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
abducent
— Adjective
– English
～ especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part
abducent
— Noun
– English
～ a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
abduct
— Verb
– English
～ take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped"
abduct
— Verb
– English
～ pull away from the body; "this muscle abducts"
abducting
— Adjective
– English
～ especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part
abduction
— Noun
– English
～ (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
abduction
— Noun
– English
～ the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife
abductor
— Noun
– English
～ a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line
abductor
— Noun
– English
～ someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
abeam
— Adverb
– English
～ at right angles to the length of a ship or airplane
abecedarian
— Adjective
– English
～ alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers)
Abecedarian
— Noun
– English
～ a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge
abecedarian
— Noun
– English
～ a novice learning the rudiments of some subject
abecedarius
— Noun
– English
～ a poem having lines beginning with letters of the alphabet in regular order