ablution
- n the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
abila
- n a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules
abilene
- n a city in central Texas
- n a town in central Kansas to the west of Topeka; home of Dwight D. Eisenhower
ability
- n the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
- n possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
abiogenesis
- n a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter