abaxial - (a) facing away from the axis of an organ or organism abaxial a 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 Usages, News, Articles and More abbatial - (a) of or having to do with or belonging to an abbey … abbatial a of or having to do with or belonging to an abbey or abbot, or abbess Usages, News, Articles and More abbreviated - (v) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements abbreviated v reduce in scope while retaining essential elements v shorten s (of clothing) very short an abbreviated swimsuit s cut short in duration the abbreviated speech Usages, News, Articles and More abdicable - (s) capable of being discarded or renounced or relinq… abdicable s capable of being discarded or renounced or relinquished abdicable responsibilites Usages, News, Articles and More abdominal - (n) the muscles of the abdomen abdominal n the muscles of the abdomen a of or relating to or near the abdomen abdominal muscles Usages, News, Articles and More abdominous - (s) having a large belly abdominous s having a large belly Usages, News, Articles and More abdominovesical - (a) of or relating to the abdomen and the urinary bla… abdominovesical a of or relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder Usages, News, Articles and More abducent - (n) a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus … abducent n a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye a especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part Usages, News, Articles and More abducting - (v) take away to an undisclosed location against thei… abducting v take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom v pull away from the body a especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part Usages, News, Articles and More abecedarian - (n) a novice learning the rudiments of some subject abecedarian n a novice learning the rudiments of some subject n a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge s alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers) Usages, News, Articles and More aberdonian - (a) of or relating to Aberdeen aberdonian a of or relating to Aberdeen Usages, News, Articles and More aberrant - (n) one whose behavior departs substantially from the… aberrant n one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group s markedly different from an accepted norm aberrant behavior Usages, News, Articles and More abeyant - (s) inactive but capable of becoming active abeyant s inactive but capable of becoming active Usages, News, Articles and More abhorrent - (s) offensive to the mind abhorrent s offensive to the mind an abhorrent deed Usages, News, Articles and More abiding - (v) dwell abiding v dwell v put up with something or somebody unpleasant s unceasing an abiding belief Usages, News, Articles and More abient - (a) characterized by avoidance or withdrawal abient a characterized by avoidance or withdrawal Usages, News, Articles and More abiogenetic - (a) originating by abiogenesis abiogenetic a originating by abiogenesis Usages, News, Articles and More abject - (s) of the most contemptible kind abject s of the most contemptible kind abject cowardice s most unfortunate or miserable the most abject slaves joined in the revolt abject poverty s showing utter resignation or hopelessness abject surrender s showing humiliation or submissiveness an abject apology Usages, News, Articles and More abkhaz - (n) a member of the Circassian people who live to the… abkhaz n a member of the Circassian people who live to the east of the Black Sea n an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability n Circassian people living east of the Black Sea a of or relating to Abkazia or its people or their language Usages, News, Articles and More abkhazian - (n) a member of the Circassian people who live to the… abkhazian n a member of the Circassian people who live to the east of the Black Sea n a Circassian language spoken by the Abkhaz a of or relating to Abkazia or its people or their language Usages, News, Articles and More Next