abomasum
1: the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place [syn: {fourth stomach}]
abominable
1: unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke [syn: {detestable}, {execrable}, {odio...
abominable snowman
1: large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas [syn: {yeti}]
abominably
1: in an offensive and hateful manner; "I don't know anyone who could have behaved so abominably" [syn: {detestably}, {repulsively}, {odiously}] 2: in a terrible manner; "she sings terribly" [syn: {te...
abominate
1: find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats" [syn: {abhor}, {loathe}, {execrate}]
abomination
1: a person who is loathsome or disgusting 2: hate coupled with disgust [syn: {abhorrence}, {detestation}, {execration}, {loathing}, {odium}] 3: an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arous...
abominator
1: one who hates or loathes [syn: {loather}]
Abor
1: little known Kamarupan languages [syn: {Miri}, {Mirish}, {Dafla}]
aborad
1: away from the mouth or oral region [ant: {orad}]
aboral
1: opposite to or away from the mouth; "the aboral surface of a starfish" [ant: {oral}]
aboriginal
1: being or composed of people inhabiting a region from the beginning; "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia" [syn: {native}] [ant: {nonnative}] 2: having existed from the beginning...
aborigine
1: the earliest known inhabitants of a region 2: a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived [syn: {Abo}, {Aboriginal}, {native Australian}, {Australian Aborig...
aborning
1: in the process of being born or beginning; "our own revolutionary war almost died aborning through lack of popular support"- William Randolph Hearst [ant: {dying(a)}]
abort
1: terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer" 2: terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
aborticide
1: a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion [syn: {abortifacient}, {abortion-inducing drug}] 2: the act of destroying a fetus [syn: {feticide}]
abortifacient
1: causing abortion n : a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion [syn: {aborticide}, {abortion-inducing drug}]
abortion
1: termination of pregnancy 2: failure of a plan [syn: {miscarriage}]
abortion pill
1: an abortion-inducing drug (trade name Mifepristone) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the ...
abortion-inducing drug
1: a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion [syn: {abortifacient}, {aborticide}]
abortionist
1: a person (who should be a doctor) who terminates pregnancies
abortive
1: failing to accomplish an intended result; "an abortive revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President" [syn: {stillborn}, {unsuccessful}]
abortus
1: a human fetus whose weight is less than 0.5 kilogram when removed or expelled from the mother's body
aboulia
1: a loss of will power [syn: {abulia}]
aboulic
1: suffering from abulia; showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions [syn: {abulic}]
abound
1: be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities 2: be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers" [syn: {burst}, {bristle}...
abound in
1: exist in large quantity [syn: {teem in}, {pullulate with}]
abounding
1: existing in abundance; "abounding confidence"; "whiskey galore" [syn: {galore(ip)}]
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about
1: on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident" [syn: {about(p)}, {astir(p)}] adv 1: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour";...
about turn
1: act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation [syn: {about-face}]
about-face
1: act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation [syn: {about turn}] 2: a reversal in attitude or principle or point of view; "an about-face on foreign policy" [syn: {volte-face}, {r...
above
1: appearing earlier in the same text; "flaws in the above interpretation" adv 1: at an earlier place; "see above" [syn: {supra}] [ant: {below}] 2: in or to a place that is higher [syn: {higher up}, {...
above all
1: above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" [syn: {most importantly}, {most especially}] 2: taking everything together; "she was first and last a scientist" [syn:...
above-mentioned
1: mentioned or named earlier in the same text [syn: {above-named}]
above-named
1: mentioned or named earlier in the same text [syn: {above-mentioned}]
aboveboard
1: without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs" [syn: {straightforward}] adv : in an honest manner; "in he can't ge...
aboveground
1: on or above the surface of the ground; "aboveground nuclear testing"; "surface instruments for detecting oil deposits"; "surface transportation"
abrachia
1: the condition of having no arms
abradant
1: a substance that abrades or wears down [syn: {abrasive}, {abrasive material}] 2: a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing [syn: {abrader}]
abrade
1: wear away [syn: {corrade}, {abrase}, {rub down}, {rub off}] 2: rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops" [syn: {scour}] 3: strike against an object; "She stubbed her one's toe in the dark and now...
abraded
1: having the skin scraped off; "skinned knees and scraped elbows" [syn: {scraped}, {skinned}]
abrader
1: a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing [syn: {abradant}]
abrading stone
1: a primitive stone artifact (usually made of sandstone) used as an abrader
Abraham
1: the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abrah...
Abraham Lincoln
1: 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865) [syn: {Lincoln}, {President Lincoln}, {President Abraham ...
Abraham Stoker
1: Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912) [syn: {Stoker}, {Bram Stoker}]
Abraham's bosom
1: the place where the just enjoy the peace of heaven after death [syn: {bosom of Abraham}]
Abramis
1: European fishes [syn: {genus Abramis}]
Abramis brama
1: European freshwater fish having a flattened body and silvery scales; of little value as food [syn: {European bream}]
abranchial
1: having no gills [syn: {abranchiate}, {abranchious}, {gill-less}] [ant: {branchiate}]
abranchiate
1: having no gills [syn: {abranchial}, {abranchious}, {gill-less}] [ant: {branchiate}]
abranchious
1: having no gills [syn: {abranchiate}, {abranchial}, {gill-less}] [ant: {branchiate}]
abrase
1: wear away [syn: {abrade}, {corrade}, {rub down}, {rub off}]
abrasion
1: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off [syn: {scratch}, {scrape}, {excoriation}] 2: erosion by friction [syn: {attrition}, {corrasion}, {detrition}] 3: the wearing down of rock particle...
abrasive
1: causing abrasion [syn: {scratchy}] 2: sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character" [syn: {harsh}] n : a substance that abrades or wears down [syn: {abr...
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