A form of articulation that allows considerable change in position and spatial relationship between the articulated parts, and which bones move freely upon one another; diarthrosis.
abarticular
abarticular
adj
(medicine) Away from the joints; not articular.
abarticulation
abarticulation
noun
(anatomy) A term sometimes used for diarthrosis, and also for synarthrosis. Also called dearticulation.
(anatomy) An articulation, especially one that permits free motion in the joint; a hinge joint.
The act of dislocating a joint.
abas
abas
noun
Alternative spelling of abbasi
plural of aba
abase
abase
verb
(transitive) To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
(transitive, archaic) To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
(transitive, obsolete) To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase.
abased
abased
adj
(heraldry) Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield.
Humbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abase
abasedly
abasedly
adv
In an abased manner; abjectly.
abasedness
abasedness
noun
The quality of being abased.
abasement
abasement
noun
The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low.
The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.
abasements
abasements
noun
plural of abasement
abaser
abaser
noun
One who, or that which, abases.
abasers
abasers
noun
plural of abaser
abases
abases
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abase
abasgi
abash
abash
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To lose self-possession; to become ashamed.
(transitive) To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit.
abashed
abashed
adj
Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abash
abashedly
abashedly
adv
In an abashed manner.
abashedness
abashedness
noun
(rare) The state of being abashed; abashment.
abashes
abashes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abash
abashing
abashing
adj
Tending to abash; causing embarrassment or the loss of self-possession.
verb
present participle of abash
abashless
abashless
adj
(literary) Not disconcerted or embarrassed; not concealed; not eliciting shame.
abashlessly
abashlessly
adv
In an abashless, unabashed manner: unabashedly.
abashment
abashment
noun
The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame.
abashments
abashments
noun
plural of abashment
abasia
abasia
noun
(medicine) An inability to walk due to a defect in muscular coordination.
abasias
abasias
noun
plural of abasia
abasic
abasic
adj
(biochemistry, of a site in a DNA molecule) That has neither a purine nor a pyrimidine base.
(genetics, biochemistry) Missing a nucleotide base
(medicine) Of, pertaining to or caused by abasia.
abasing
abasing
verb
present participle of abase
abasio
abask
abask
adv
in the sunshine; basking.
abassi
abassi
noun
Obsolete spelling of abbasi
abassieh
abassin
abastard
abastard
verb
To abastardize.
abastardize
abastardize
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To stigmatize as a bastard; debase.
abastral
abatable
abatable
adj
Capable of being abated.
abatage
abatage
noun
Alternative form of abattage
abate
abate
noun
(uncountable) Abatement; reduction; (countable) an instance of this.
(uncountable) Deduction; subtraction; (countable) an instance of this.
An Italian abbot or other member of the clergy.
verb
(archaic, chiefly figuratively) Of an edge, point, etc.: to become blunt or dull.
(chiefly US) Of legal proceedings: to be dismissed or otherwise brought to an end before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
(chiefly US) To dismiss or otherwise bring to an end (legal proceedings) before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
(chiefly figuratively) To dull (an edge, point, etc.); to blunt.
(chiefly historical) Of a writ or other legal document: to become null and void; to cease to have effect.
(transitive, intransitive, law, chiefly historical) To enter upon and unlawfully seize (land) after the owner has died, thus preventing an heir from taking possession of it.
Chiefly followed by from, of, etc.: to omit or remove (a part from a whole); to deduct, to subtract.
Chiefly followed by of: to deduct or subtract from.
Chiefly followed by of: to deprive (someone or something of another thing).
To bow down; hence, to be abased or humbled.
To bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status.
To curtail or end (something); to cause to cease.
To cut away or hammer down (material from metalwork, a sculpture, etc.) in such a way as to leave a figure in relief.
To decrease in amount or size.
To decrease in force or intensity; to subside.
To demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure).
To give (someone) a discount or rebate; also, to relieve (someone) of a debt.
To give a discount or rebate; to discount, to rebate.
To give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception.
To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
To lower (something) in price or value.
To lower in price or value; (law) specifically, of a bequest in a will: to lower in value because the testator's estate is insufficient to satisfy all the bequests in full.
To make (a writ or other legal document) void; to nullify.
To put an end to (a nuisance).
To reduce (something) in amount or size.
abated
abated
adj
(decorative arts) Lowered, beaten down, or cut away, as the background of an ornamental pattern in relief. Used specifically of stone-cutting; also of metal when the pattern or inscription is to show bright on dark, and the ground is therefore worked out with the graving-tool and left rough or hatched in lines.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abate
abatement
abatement
noun
(Scotland) Waste of stuff in preparing to size.
(heraldry) A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon; any figure added to the coat of arms tending to lower the dignity or station of the bearer.
(law) The action of a person that abates, or without proper authority enters a residence after the death of the owner and before the heir takes possession.
(law) The reduction of the proceeds of a will, when the debts have not yet been satisfied; the reduction of taxes due.
An amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed; in particular from a tax.
The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression.
abatements
abatements
noun
plural of abatement
abater
abater
noun
One who, or that which, abates.
abaters
abaters
noun
plural of abater
abates
abates
noun
plural of abate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abate
abatic
abatic
adj
Alternative form of abasic
abating
abating
noun
(rhetoric) Anesis.
verb
present participle of abate
abatis
abatis
noun
(historical) In the Middle Ages, an officer of the stables who had the care of measuring out the provender; an avenor.
A means of defense formed by felled trees, or sometimes by bent trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy, and more recently fortified with barbed wire.
In coal-mining, walls of cord-wood piled up crosswise to keep the underground roads open so as to secure ventilation.
abatised
abatised
adj
Provided with an abatis.
abatises
abatises
noun
plural of abatis
abatjour
abatjour
noun
A skylight or other device whose purpose is to direct light into a room.
abatjours
abatjours
noun
plural of abatjour
abaton
abaton
noun
(historical) In Ancient Greece, an enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept.
abator
abator
noun
(law) a person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee
(law) one who abates, ends, or does away with a nuisance
abators
abators
noun
plural of abator
abats
abattage
abattage
noun
(military) The anchoring of the wheels of an artillery piece, preparatory to firing.
(veterinary medicine) The slaughter of animals, especially diseased ones to limit the spread of the disease.
abattis
abattis
noun
Alternative spelling of abatis
abattised
abattised
adj
Alternative spelling of abatised
abattises
abattises
noun
plural of abattis
abattoir
abattoir
noun
A place or event likened to a slaughterhouse, because of great carnage or bloodshed.
A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
abattoirs
abattoirs
noun
plural of abattoir
abattu
abattue
abatua
abature
abature
noun
(usually in the plural) Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them.
abaue
abave
abaxial
abaxial
adj
(botany, zoology) Of a side that is facing away from the axis or central line, such as the underside of a leaf; or the back of an animal.
Not in the axis. Applied to an embryo placed out of the axis of the seed.
abaxile
abaxile
adj
Alternative form of abaxial
abay
abay
noun
(obsolete) Barking or baying of dogs at their prey.
abayah
abaze
abb
abb
noun
(UK) A filling pick used in weaving.
A rough wool from the inferior parts of the fleece, used for the woof or weft.
A type of yarn for the warp.
abba
abba
noun
(Christianity, Judaism) Father; religious superior; in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch; a title given to Jewish scholars in the Talmudic period.
Alternative form of aba (Middle Eastern garment).
abbacies
abbacies
noun
plural of abbacy
abbacomes
abbacy
abbacy
noun
The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess.
abbadide
abbai
abbandono
abbas
abbas
noun
plural of abba
abbasi
abbasi
noun
(historical) A Persian unit of weight, equivalent to approximately 12.8 oz.
(historical) A silver coin of Persia, introduced by Safavid Shah Abbas in 16th century, worth about twenty cents.
(historical) An Afghan bronze coin from the early 20th century, equivalent to four shahi.
A unit of measurement for Afghan postage stamps.
abbasid
abbasid
Noun
A member of the dynasty of caliphs that ruled from Baghdad, from about 750 to 1250, claiming ancestry of Abbas.
Adjective
Of or relating to the Abbasid caliphs.
abbassi
abbassid
abbasside
abbate
abbate
noun
Alternative form of abate (“Italian abbot”)
An Italian abbot, or similar clergyman in minor orders
abbatial
abbatial
adj
Belonging to, relating to, or pertaining to an abbey, abbot, or abbess.
abbatical
abbatical
adj
(obsolete) Alternative form of abbatial
abbatie
abbatie
noun
(obsolete) The office, tenure, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot.
abbaye
abbaye
noun
Archaic form of abbey.
abbe
abbe
noun
Alternative spelling of abbé
abbes
abbes
noun
plural of abbe
abbess
abbess
noun
(archaic, British slang) A woman who runs a brothel; a woman employed by a prostitute to find clients.
A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks.
abbesses
abbesses
noun
plural of abbess
abbest
abbevilean
abbeville
abbeville
Proper noun
A town in Picardy, France, on the Somme.
A city in Alabama, USA
A city in Georgia, USA
A city in Louisiana
A town in Mississippi.
A city in South Carolina, USA
abbevillian
abbevillian
Adjective
Of or relating to any of various early Paleolithic sites, particularly in Europe, that are characterized by the presence of bifacial stone axes.
Proper noun
The earliest epoch of the early Paleolithic stage or tradition characterized by the presence of bifacial stone axes, especially in Europe. name = oxf/>
abbey
abbey
noun
(British) A residence that was previously an abbatial building.
A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings.
The church of a monastery.
The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.
abbeys
abbeys
noun
plural of abbey
abbeystead
abbeystead
noun
(archaic) The seat of an abbey.
abbeystede
abbeystede
noun
Archaic form of abbeystead.
abbi
abbie
abbie
Proper noun
A diminutive of the female given name Abigail.
abboccato
abbogada
abbot
abbot
noun
(archaic, British slang) A brothel-owner's husband or lover.
(archaic, British slang) A ponce; a man employed by a prostitute to find clients, and who may also act as a bodyguard or equivalent to a bouncer.
A layman who received the abbey's revenues, after the closing of the monasteries.
The pastor or administrator of an order, including minor and major orders starting with the minor order of porter.
The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.
abbotcies
abbotcies
noun
plural of abbotcy
abbotcy
abbotcy
noun
(obscure) abbacy
office of the superior of a monastery.
abbotnullius
abbotric
abbotric
noun
(obsolete) An abbacy.
abbots
abbots
noun
plural of abbot
abbotsen
abbotsford
abbotship
abbotship
noun
The state, term, or office of an abbot; abbacy.
abbotships
abbotships
noun
plural of abbotship
abbotson
abbotsun
abbott
abbott
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
abbottson
abbottstown
abbottstown
Proper noun
A borough in Adams County, Pennsylvania
abboud
abbozzo
abbozzo
noun
(art) A rough drawing or model.
abbr
abbr
noun
Alternative spelling of abbr.
abbrev
abbrev
noun
Alternative spelling of abbrev.
abbreviatable
abbreviatable
adj
Capable of being abbreviated.
abbreviate
abbreviate
adj
(biology) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
(obsolete) Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
noun
(obsolete, Scotland) An abridgment.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To speak or write in a brief manner.
(obsolete, transitive) To shorten by omitting parts or details.
(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned.
(transitive) To reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form.
(transitive, mathematics) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
abbreviated
abbreviated
adj
Relatively short; shorter than normal, or compared to others.
Scanty, as in clothing.
Shortened; made briefer.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abbreviate
abbreviately
abbreviately
adv
In an abbreviate way.
abbreviates
abbreviates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abbreviate
abbreviating
abbreviating
verb
present participle of abbreviate
abbreviation
abbreviation
noun
(biology) Loss during evolution of the final stages of the ancestral ontogenetic pattern.
(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, utilizing omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @.
(mathematics) Reduction to lower terms, as a fraction.
(music) A notation used in music score to denote a direction, as pp or mf.
(music) One or more dashes through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, demisemiquavers, or hemidemisemiquavers.
Any convenient short form used as a substitution for an understood or inferred whole.
The process of abbreviating.
The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.
abbreviations
abbreviations
noun
plural of abbreviation
abbreviator
abbreviator
noun
(Roman Catholicism, historical) One of a college of seventy-two officers of the papal court whose duty was to make a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards expand the minute into official form.
A person who abbreviates or shortens.
abbreviators
abbreviators
noun
plural of abbreviator
abbreviatory
abbreviatory
adj
Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
abbreviature
abbreviature
noun
(obsolete) An abbreviated state or form.
(obsolete) The process of abbreviating.
A shortened form of a word or phrase, used in place of the whole; an abbreviation.
An abridgment; a compendium; an abstract.
abbroachment
abby
abby
noun
Obsolete spelling of abbey
abbye
abbyville
abc
abcess
abcissa
abcoulomb
abcoulomb
noun
A unit of electromagnetic charge equal to ten coulombs.