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abdominal
  • n  the muscles of the abdomen
  • a  of or relating to or near the abdomen
    abdominal muscles
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abdominovesical
  • a  of or relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder
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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
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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
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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)
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aberrant
  • n  one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group
  • s  markedly different from an accepted norm
    aberrant behavior
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abhorrent
  • s  offensive to the mind
    an abhorrent deed
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abiding
  • v  dwell
  • v  put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  • s  unceasing
    an abiding belief
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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
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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
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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
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ablated
  • v  wear away through erosion or vaporization
  • v  remove an organ or bodily structure
  • s  made smaller or less by melting or erosion or vaporization
    the rocket's ablated head shield
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ablative
  • n  the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb
  • a  relating to the ablative case
  • s  tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature
    ablative material on a rocket cone
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abruptly-pinnate
  • s  (of a leaf shape) pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex
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ablaze
  • s  keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
    his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker
  • s  lighted up by or as by fire or flame
    forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning
  • s  resembling flame in brilliance or color
    maple trees ablaze in autumn
  • s  lighted with red light as if with flames
    streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees
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