abies lowiana
- n medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood
ablution
- n the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
abduction
- n 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
- n (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
abductor
- n someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
- n a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line
abductor muscle
- n a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line
abecedarius
- n a poem having lines beginning with letters of the alphabet in regular order