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1: genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers [syn: {genus Abelmoschus}]

1: tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus...

1: bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus [syn: {abelmosk}, {musk mallow}, {Hibiscus moschatus}]

1: bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus [syn: {musk mallow}, {Abelmoschus moschatus}, {Hibiscus moschatus}]

1: a mining town in southern Wales

1: a town in western Washington 2: a town in northeastern South Dakota 3: a town in northeastern Maryland 4: a city in northeastern Scotland on the North Sea

1: black hornless breed from Scotland [syn: {Angus}, {black Angus}]

1: of or relating to Aberdeen

1: a state or condition markedly different from the norm [syn: {aberrancy}, {aberration}, {deviance}]

1: a state or condition markedly different from the norm [syn: {aberrance}, {aberration}, {deviance}]

1: markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrent behavior"; "deviant ideas" [syn: {deviant}] n : one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group

1: diverge from the expected; "The President aberrated from being a perfect gentleman" 2: diverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration; "The surfaces of the concave lens may be propor...

1: a state or condition markedly different from the norm [syn: {aberrance}, {aberrancy}, {deviance}] 2: a disorder in one's mental state 3: an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens o...

1: assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing [also: {abetting}, {abetted}]

1: a rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism; characterized by severe deficiency of beta-lipoproteins and abnormal red blood cells (acanthocytes) and abnormally low cholesterol levels

1: the verbal act of urging on [syn: {instigation}]

{abet}

1: one who helps or encourages or incites another [syn: {abettor}]

{abet}

1: one who helps or encourages or incites another [syn: {abetter}]

1: temporary cessation or suspension [syn: {suspension}]

1: temporarily inactive [syn: {inactive}, {in abeyance(p)}, {suspended}]

1: a capacitance unit equal to one billion farads

1: a unit of inductance equal to one billionth of a henry

1: find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats" [syn: {loathe}, {abominate}, {execrate}] [also: {abhorring}, {abhorred}]

{abhor}

1: hate coupled with disgust [syn: {abomination}, {detestation}, {execration}, {loathing}, {odium}]

1: offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels" [syn: {detesta...

1: a signer of a 1679 address to Charles II in which those who petitioned for the reconvening of Parliament were condemned and abhorred

{abhor}

1: acting according to certain accepted standards [syn: {conformity}, {conformation}, {compliance}] [ant: {disobedience}, {nonconformity}] 2: the act of dwelling in a place [syn: {residency}, {residen...

1: dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" [syn: {bide}, {stay}] 2: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant c...

1: act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" [syn: {comply}, {follo...

1: unceasing; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths" [syn: {enduring}, {imperishable}]

1: city recognized by the United States as the capital of the Ivory Coast; largest city of the Ivory Coast

1: (psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object [ant: {adience}]

1: characterized by avoidance or withdrawal [ant: {adient}]

1: true firs [syn: {genus Abies}]

1: tall timber tree of central and southern Europe having a regular crown and gray bark [syn: {European silver fir}, {Christmas tree}]

1: medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed [syn: {amabilis fir}, {white fir}, {Pacific silver fir}, {red silver fir}...

1: medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees [syn: {balsam fir}, {balm of Gilead}, {Canada balsam}]

1: a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines [syn: {Santa Lucia fir}, {bristlecone fir}, {Abies venusta}]

1: medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood [syn: {white fir}, {Colorado fir}, {California white fir}, {Abies lowiana}]

1: small fast-growing but short-lived fir of southern Alleghenies similar to balsam fir but with very short leaves [syn: {Fraser fir}]

1: lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America having long curving branches and deep green leaves [syn: {lowland fir}, {lowland white fir}, {giant fir}, {grand fir}]

1: medium-tall timber tree of the Rocky Mountains having a narrowly conic to columnar crown [syn: {Alpine fir}, {subalpine fir}]

1: medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood [syn: {white fir}, {Colorado fir}, {California white fir}, {Abies concolor}]

1: a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines [syn: {Santa Lucia fir}, {bristlecone fir}, {Abies bracteata}]

1: a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules [syn: {Jebel Musa}, {Abyla}]

1: a city in central Texas 2: a town in central Kansas west of Topeka; home of Dwight D. Eisenhower

1: the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment [ant: {inability}] 2: possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to...

1: a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter [syn: {autogenesis}, {autogeny}, {spontaneous generation}]

1: originating by abiogenesis

1: a believer in abiogenesis

1: a loss of vitality and a degeneration of cells and tissues not due to any apparent injury

1: of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick" [s...

1: a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken [syn: {abasement}, {degradation}]

1: in a hopeless resigned manner; "she shrugged her shoulders abjectly" [syn: {resignedly}]

1: a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion [syn: {retraction}, {recantation}]

1: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" [syn: {recant}, {forswear}, {retract},...