abruptly-pinnate
- s (of a leaf shape) pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex
about
- s on the move
up and about - r (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
in just about a minute
he's about 30 years old
I've had about all I can stand
we meet about once a month - r all around or on all sides
dirty clothes lying around (or about)
let's look about for help - r in the area or vicinity
a few spectators standing about - r used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
wandering about with no place to go
people were rushing about
news gets around (or about) - r in or to a reversed position or direction
about face - r in rotation or succession
turn about is fair play - r (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
the job is (just) about done
above
- n an earlier section of a written text
for instructions refer to the above - s appearing earlier in the same text
flaws in the above interpretation - r at an earlier place
see above - r in or to a place that is higher
aboveboard
- s without concealment or deception; honest
their business was open and aboveboard - r in an honest manner
was known for dealing aboveboard in everything
aboveground
- s on or above the surface of the ground
aboveground nuclear testing
abrasive
- n a substance that abrades or wears down
- s causing abrasion
- s sharply disagreeable; rigorous
an abrasive character
abreast
- s being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
kept abreast of the latest developments - r alongside each other, facing in the same direction
abridged
- v reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- v lessen, diminish, or curtail
- a (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting
an abridged version
abroad
- s in a foreign country
markets abroad - r to or in a foreign country
they had never travelled abroad - r far away from home or one's usual surroundings
- r in a place across an ocean
abrupt
- s marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
abrupt prose - s exceedingly sudden and unexpected
came to an abrupt stop
an abrupt change in the weather - s extremely steep
an abrupt canyon - s surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner
an abrupt reply
absent
- v go away or leave
He absented himself - a not being in a specified place
- s nonexistent
the thumb is absent - s lost in thought; showing preoccupation
an absent stare
an absentminded professor
absentminded
- s lost in thought; showing preoccupation
an absentminded professor
absolute
- n something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative
no mortal being can influence the absolute - a perfect or complete or pure
absolute loyalty
absolute silence
absolute truth
absolute alcohol - s complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
absolute freedom
an absolute dimwit - s not limited by law
an absolute monarch - s expressing finality with no implication of possible change
an absolute guarantee to respect the nation's authority - s not capable of being violated or infringed