Abbess
Abbessn.the governess of a nunnery
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A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1806.
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Abbey
Abbey, or Abbyn.the residence of an abbot or of monks
Abbot
Abbotn.the head of a society of monks
Abbreviate
Abbreviatev. a.to shorten, abridge, cut off
Abbreviation
Abbreviationn.the act or art of shortening
Abbreviator
Abbreviatorn.one who shortens or abridges
Abbreviature
Abbreviaturen.abridgement, a letter for a word
Abdest
Abdestn.a Mahometan purification by washing
Abdicate
Abdicatev.t.to abandon an office or power, without a formal resignation
Abdication
Abdicationn.the deserting of a public trust or office
Abditive
Abditivea.hiding, that has the power of hiding
Abdomen
Abdomenn.the lower or big part of the belly
Abdominal
Abdominala.belonging to the lower belly
Abdominals
Abdominalsn.a class of fish with ventral fins behind the pectoral
Abdominous
Abdominousa.paunchbellied, unwieldy, large
Abduce
Abducev.t.to separate, draw away, pull back
Abducent
Abducenta.drawing or pulling back or away
Abduction
Abductionn.the act of drawing back or away
Abductor
Abductorn.a muscle, any muscle that contracts
Abecedarian
Abecedariann.one who teaches or is learning the alphabet
Abed
Abedad.in bed, on the bed
Abele
Abelen.the white poplar
Aberdavin
Aberdavinn.the siskin, an elegant songbird
Aberrance
Aberrancen.a wandering from, a deviation
Aberrant
Aberrant, or Aberringa.going wrong or astray
Aberration
Aberrationn.the act of wandering, a deviation
Abet
Abetv.t.to encourage, help, support, set on