Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter A - Page 6
About (adv.) Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, etc.; as, about as cold; about as high; -- also of quantity, number, time. "There fell . . . about three thousand men." -- Exod. xxii. 28.
About (adv.) To a reserved position; half round; in the opposite direction; on the opposite tack; as, to face about; to turn one's self about.
To bring about, To cause to take place; to accomplish.
To come about, To occur; to take place. See under Come.
To go about, To set about, To undertake; to arrange; to prepare. "Shall we set about some revels?" -- Shak.
Round about, In every direction around.
About (adv.) (Of quantities) Imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "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"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" [syn: approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or so].
About (adv.) All around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her" [syn: about, around].
About (adv.) In the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight" [syn: about, around].
About (adv.) 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)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around" [syn: about, around].
About (adv.) In or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "suddenly she turned around" [syn: about, around].
About (adv.) In rotation or succession; "turn about is fair play".
About (adv.) (Of actions or states) Slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" [syn: about, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh].
About (a.) On the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident" [syn: about(p), astir(p)].
About-sledge (n.) The largest hammer used by smiths.
Above (prep.) In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; -- opposed to below or beneath.
Above (prep.) Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than; as, things above comprehension; above mean actions; conduct above reproach.
Above (prep.) Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See Above, adv., 4.)
Above (adv.) In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the clouds above.
Above (adv.) Earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a foregoing page.
Above (adv.) Higher in rank or power; as, he appealed to the court above.
Above (adv.) More than; as, above five hundred were present.
Above (adv.) At an earlier place; "see above" [syn: {above}, {supra}] [ant: {below}].
Above (adv.) In or to a place that is higher [syn: {above}, {higher up}, {in a higher place}, {to a higher place}] [ant: {at a lower place}, {below}, {beneath}, {to a lower place}].
Above (a.) Appearing earlier in the same text; "flaws in the above interpretation".
Above (n.) An earlier section of a written text; "for instructions refer to the above".
Aboveboard (adv.) 光明正大地，率直地 Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. "Fair and aboveboard."
Aboveboard (adv.) In an honest manner; "in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"; "was known for dealing aboveboard in everything" [syn: {honestly}, {aboveboard}] [ant: {deceitfully}, {dishonestly}, {venally}].
Aboveboard (a.) 光明正大的，率直的 Without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs" [syn: {aboveboard}, {straightforward}].
Above board (a. or adv.) （計劃或交易）光明正大的 If a plan or business agreement is above board, it is honest and not trying to deceive anyone.
// The deal was completely open and above board. 這筆交易完全是光明正大的。
Above-cited (a.) Cited before, in the preceding part of a book or writing.
Abovedeck (a.) On deck; and hence, like aboveboard, without artifice. -- Smart. Above-mentioned
Above-mentioned (a.) Alt. of Above-named.
Above-named (a.) Mentioned or named before; aforesaid; mentioned or named earlier in the same text (in written documents).
Above-named (a.) Mentioned or named earlier in the same text [syn: above- mentioned, above-named].
Abovesaid (a.) Mentioned or recited before.
Abox (adv. & a.) (Naut.) Braced aback.
Abracadabra (n.) A mystical word or collocation of letters written as in the figure. Worn on an amulet it was supposed to ward off fever. At present the word is used chiefly in jest to denote something without meaning; jargon.
Abracadabra (n.) Gibberish and nonsense.
Abracadabra () By _Abracadabra_ we signify An infinite number of things.‘Tis the answer to What? and How? and Why? And Whence? and Whither? -- a word whereby The Truth (with the comfort it brings) Is open to all who grope in night, Crying for Wisdom's holy light.
Whether the word is a verb or a noun Is knowledge beyond my reach. I only know that 'tis handed down. From sage to sage,
From age to age -- An immortal part of speech!
Of an ancient man the tale is told That he lived to be ten centuries old, In a cave on a mountain side. (True, he finally died.)
The fame of his wisdom filled the land, For his head was bald, and you'll understand His beard was long and white And his eyes uncommonly bright.
Philosophers gathered from far and near To sit at his feet and hear and hear, Though he never was heard To utter a word But "_Abracadabra, abracadab_, Abracada, abracad_, Abraca, abrac, abra, ab!_" 'Twas all he had, 'Twas all they wanted to hear, and each Made copious notes of the mystical speech, Which they published next -- A trickle of text In the meadow of commentary. Mighty big books were these, In a number, as leaves of trees; In learning, remarkably -- very!
He's dead, As I said, And the books of the sages have perished, But his wisdom is sacredly cherished. In _Abracadabra_ it solemnly rings,
Like an ancient bell that forever swings. O, I love to hear That word make clear Humanity's General Sense of Things. Jamrach Holobom
Abradant (n.) A material used for grinding, as emery, sand, powdered glass, etc.
Abradant (n.) A substance that abrades or wears down [syn: abrasive, abradant, abrasive material].
Abradant (n.) A tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing [syn: abrader, abradant].
Abraded (imp. & p. p.) of Abrade.
Abrading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Abrade.
Abrade (v. t.) 擦傷，磨損，磨 To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks.
Abrade (v. t.) Same as {Abraid}. [Obs.]
Abrade (v.) Wear away [syn: {abrade}, {corrade}, {abrase}, {rub down}, {rub off}].
Abrade (v.) Rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops" [syn: {scour}, {abrade}].
Abrade (v.) [ T ] (Specialized) 磨損，磨蝕；擦傷 To remove part of the surface of something by rubbing.
Abraham (n.) 亞伯拉罕（男子名，涵義：地位崇高的父親；眾人之父）；亞伯拉罕（基督教聖經故事中猶太人的始祖）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 Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son; "Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each has a special claim on Abraham" [syn: Abraham, Ibrahim].
Abraham (n.) Father of a multitude, son of Terah, named (Gen. 11:27) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the heir of the promises. Till the age of seventy, Abram sojourned among his kindred in his native country of Chaldea. He then, with his father and his family and household, quitted the city of Ur, in which he had hitherto dwelt, and went some 300 miles north to Haran, where he abode fifteen years. The cause of his migration was a call from God (Acts 7:2-4). There is no mention of this first call in the Old Testament; it is implied, however, in Gen. 12. While they tarried at Haran, Terah died at the age of 205 years. Abram now received a second and more definite call, accompanied by a promise from God (Gen. 12:1,2); whereupon he took his departure, taking his nephew Lot with him, "not knowing whither he went" (Heb. 11:8). He trusted implicitly to the guidance of Him who had called him.
Abram now, with a large household of probably a thousand souls, entered on a migratory life, and dwelt in tents. Passing along the valley of the Jabbok, in the land of Canaan, he formed his first encampment at Sichem (Gen. 12:6), in the vale or oak-grove of Moreh, between Ebal on the north and Gerizim on the south. Here he received the great promise, "I will make of thee a great nation," etc. (Gen. 12:2,3,7). This promise comprehended not only temporal but also spiritual blessings. It implied that he was the chosen ancestor of the great Deliverer whose coming had been long ago predicted (Gen. 3:15). Soon after this, for some reason not mentioned, he removed his tent to the mountain district between Bethel, then called Luz, and Ai, towns about two miles apart, where he built an altar to "Jehovah." He again moved into the southern tract of Palestine, called by the Hebrews the Negeb; and was at length, on account of a famine, compelled to go down into Egypt. This took place in the time of the Hyksos, a Semitic race which now held the Egyptians in bondage. Here occurred that case of deception on the part of Abram which exposed him to the rebuke of Pharaoh (Gen. 12:18). Sarai was restored to him; and Pharaoh loaded him with presents, recommending him to withdraw from the country. He returned to Canaan richer than when he left it, "in cattle, in silver, and in gold" (Gen. 12:8; 13:2. Comp. Ps. 105:13, 14). The whole party then moved northward, and returned to their previous station near Bethel. Here disputes arose between Lot's shepherds and those of Abram about water and pasturage. Abram generously gave Lot his choice of the pasture-ground. (Comp. 1 Cor. 6:7.) He chose the well-watered plain in which Sodom was situated, and removed thither; and thus the uncle and nephew were separated. Immediately after this Abram was cheered by a repetition of the promises already made to him, and then removed to the plain or "oak-grove" of Mamre, which is in Hebron. He finally settled here, pitching his tent under a famous oak or terebinth tree, called "the oak of Mamre" (Gen. 13:18). This was his third resting-place in the land.
Some fourteen years before this, while Abram was still in Chaldea, Palestine had been invaded by Chedorlaomer, King of Elam, who brought under tribute to him the five cities in the plain to which Lot had removed. This tribute was felt by the inhabitants of these cities to be a heavy burden, and after twelve years they revolted. This brought upon them the vengeance of Chedorlaomer, who had in league with him four other kings. He ravaged the whole country, plundering the towns, and carrying the inhabitants away as slaves. Among those thus treated was Lot. Hearing of the disaster that had fallen on his nephew, Abram immediately gathered from his own household a band of 318 armed men, and being joined by the Amoritish chiefs Mamre, Aner, and Eshcol, he pursued after Chedorlaomer, and overtook him near the springs of the Jordan. They attacked and routed his army, and pursued it over the range of Anti-Libanus as far as to Hobah, near Damascus, and then returned, bringing back all the spoils that had been carried away. Returning by way of Salem, i.e., Jerusalem, the king of that place, Melchizedek, came forth to meet them with refreshments. To him Abram presented a tenth of the spoils, in recognition of his character as a priest of the most high God (Gen. 14:18-20).
In a recently-discovered tablet, dated in the reign of the grandfather of Amraphel (Gen. 14:1), one of the witnesses is called "the Amorite, the son of Abiramu," or Abram.
Having returned to his home at Mamre, the promises already made to him by God were repeated and enlarged (Gen. 13:14). "The word of the Lord" (an expression occurring here for the first time) "came to him" (15:1). He now understood better the future that lay before the nation that was to spring from him. Sarai, now seventy-five years old, in her impatience, persuaded Abram to take Hagar, her Egyptian maid, as a concubine, intending that whatever child might be born should be reckoned as her own. Ishmael was accordingly thus brought up, and was regarded as the heir of these promises (Gen. 16). When Ishmael was thirteen years old, God again revealed yet more explicitly and fully his gracious purpose; and in token of the sure fulfilment of that purpose the patriarch's name was now changed from Abram to Abraham (Gen. 17:4,5), and the rite of circumcision was instituted as a sign of the covenant. It was then announced that the heir to these covenant promises would be the son of Sarai, though she was now ninety years old; and it was directed that his name should be Isaac. At the same time, in commemoration of the promises, Sarai's name was changed to Sarah. On that memorable day of God's thus revealing his design, Abraham and his son Ishmael and all the males of his house were circumcised (Gen. 17). Three months after this, as Abraham sat in his tent door, he saw three men approaching. They accepted his proffered hospitality, and, seated under an oak-tree, partook of the fare which Abraham and Sarah provided. One of the three visitants was none other than the Lord, and the other two were angels in the guise of men. The Lord renewed on this occasion his promise of a son by Sarah, who was rebuked for her unbelief. Abraham accompanied the three as they proceeded on their journey. The two angels went on toward Sodom; while the Lord tarried behind and talked with Abraham, making known to him the destruction that was about to fall on that guilty city. The patriarch interceded earnestly in behalf of the doomed city. But as not even ten righteous persons were found in it, for whose sake the city would have been spared, the threatened destruction fell upon it; and early next morning Abraham saw the smoke of the fire that consumed it as the "smoke of a furnace" (Gen. 19:1-28).
After fifteen years' residence at Mamre, Abraham moved southward, and pitched his tent among the Philistines, near to Gerar. Here occurred that sad instance of prevarication on his part in his relation to Abimelech the King (Gen. 20). (See ABIMELECH.) Soon after this event, the patriarch left the vicinity of Gerar, and moved down the fertile valley about 25 miles to Beer-sheba. It was probably here that Isaac was born, Abraham being now an hundred years old. A feeling of jealousy now arose between Sarah and Hagar, whose son, Ishmael, was no longer to be regarded as Abraham's heir. Sarah insisted that both Hagar and her son should be sent away. This was done, although it was a hard trial to Abraham (Gen. 21:12). (See HAGAR T0001583; ISHMAEL.)
At this point there is a blank in the patriarch's history of perhaps twenty-five years. These years of peace and happiness were spent at Beer-sheba. The next time we see him his faith is put to a severe test by the command that suddenly came to him to go and offer up Isaac, the heir of all the promises, as a sacrifice on one of the mountains of Moriah. His faith stood the test (Heb. 11:17-19). He proceeded in a spirit of unhesitating obedience to carry out the command; and when about to slay his son, whom he had laid on the altar, his uplifted hand was arrested by the angel of Jehovah, and a ram, which was entangled in a thicket near at hand, was seized and offered in his stead. From this circumstance that place was called Jehovah-jireh, i.e., "The Lord will provide." The promises made to Abraham were again confirmed (and this was the last recorded word of God to the patriarch); and he descended the mount with his son, and returned to his home at Beer-sheba (Gen. 22:19), where he resided for some years, and then moved northward to Hebron.
Some years after this Sarah died at Hebron, being 127 years old. Abraham acquired now the needful possession of a burying-place, the cave of Machpelah, by purchase from the owner of it, Ephron the Hittite (Gen. 23); and there he buried Sarah. His next care was to provide a wife for Isaac, and for this purpose he sent his steward, Eliezer, to Haran (or Charran, Acts 7:2), where his brother Nahor and his family resided (Gen. 11:31). The result was that Rebekah, the daughter of Nahor's son Bethuel, became the wife of Isaac (Gen. 24). Abraham then himself took to wife Keturah, who became the mother of six sons, whose descendants were afterwards known as the "children of the east" (Judg. 6:3), and later as "Saracens." At length all his wanderings came to an end. At the age of 175 years, 100 years after he had first entered the land of Canaan, he died, and was buried in the old family burying-place at Machpelah (Gen. 25:7-10).
The history of Abraham made a wide and deep impression on the ancient world, and references to it are interwoven in the religious traditions of almost all Eastern nations. He is called "the friend of God" (James 2:23), "faithful Abraham" (Gal. 3:9), "the father of us all" (Rom. 4:16).
Abraham, Father of a great multitude
Abrahamic (a.) Pertaining to Abraham, the patriarch; as, the Abrachamic covenant. Abrahamitic
Abrahamitic (a.) Alt. of Abrahamitical.
Abrahamitical (comparative more Abrahamitical, superlative most Abrahamitical) Alternative from of Abrahamitic.
Compare: Abrahamitical
Abrahamitical (a.) Relating to the patriarch Abraham. Abraham-man
Compare: Patriarch
Patriarch (n.) [C] 家長；族長；（宗教、企業等的）創始人，元老；德高望重的老人 The male head of a family or tribe.
Compare: Tribe
Tribe (n.) [C] 部落；種族 [G]；一幫，一夥 [the S]；【生】族；群 [G] A social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader.
‘Indigenous Indian tribes.’
Tribe (n.) (In ancient Rome) Each of several political divisions, originally three, later thirty, ultimately thirty-five.
Tribe (n.) [Derogatory ] A distinctive or close-knit group.
‘She made a stand against the social codes of her English middle-class tribe.’
‘Brands are adopted by a tribe of users.’
‘An outburst against the whole tribe of theoreticians.’
Tribe (n.) [Informal ] A large number of people.
‘Tribes of children playing under the watchful eyes of nurses.’
Tribe (n.) [Biology ] A taxonomic category that ranks above genus and below family or subfamily, usually ending in -ini (in zoology) or -eae (in botany).
Usage: In historical contexts the word tribe is broadly accepted (the area was inhabited by Slavic tribes), but in contemporary contexts it is problematic when used to refer to a community living within a traditional society. It is strongly associated with past attitudes of white colonialists towards so-called primitive or uncivilized peoples living in remote undeveloped places. For this reason it is generally preferable to use alternative terms such as community or people.
Patriarch (n.) An older man who is powerful within an organization.
‘Hollywood's reigning patriarch rose to speak’
Patriarch (n.) The male founder of something.
‘He's the patriarch of all spin doctors.’
Patriarch (n.) Any of those biblical figures regarded as fathers of the human race, especially Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and their forefathers, or the sons of Jacob.
Patriarch (n.) A bishop of one of the most ancient Christian sees (Alexandria, Antioch, Constantinople, Jerusalem, and formerly Rome).
Patriarch (n.) The head of an autocephalous or independent Orthodox Church.
‘Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.’
Patriarch (n.) A Roman Catholic bishop ranking above primates and metropolitans and immediately below the Pope, often the head of a Uniate community.
‘Patriarch of Venice.’
Brahmanic, -ical (a.) Of or pertaining to the Brahmans or to their doctrines and worship.
ICAL, Internet CALendar [protocol], "iCAL"
Abraham-man (n.) Alt. of Abram-man.
Abram-man (n.) One of a set of vagabonds who formerly roamed through England, feigning lunacy for the sake of obtaining alms. -- Nares.
To sham Abraham, to feign sickness. -- Goldsmith.
Abraid (v. t. & i.) To awake; to arouse; to stir or start up; also, to shout out. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Abranchial (a.) (Zool.) Abranchiate.
Abranchial (a.) having no gills [syn: abranchiate, abranchial, abranchious, gill-less] [ant: branchiate, gilled].
Abranchiata (n. pl.) (Zool.) A group of annelids, so called because the species composing it have no special organs of respiration.
Abranchiate (a.) (Zool.) Without gills.
Abrase (a.) Rubbed smooth. [Obs.] "An abrase table." -- B. Jonson.
Abrase (v.) Wear away [syn: abrade, corrade, abrase, rub down, rub off].
Abrasion (n.) 磨去，磨損，磨損處 The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction; as, the abrasion of coins.
Abrasion (n.) The substance rubbed off.
Abrasion (n.) A superficial excoriation, with loss of substance under the form of small shreds.
Abrasion (n.) Any superficial scraping of skin tissue or mucous membrane mechanically or through injury.
Abrasion (n.) (Med.) A superficial excoriation of skin or mucous membranes.
Abrasion (n.) (Med.) Erosion of the tooth substance.
Abrasion (n.) An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off [syn: {abrasion}, {scratch}, {scrape}, {excoriation}].
Abrasion (n.) Erosion by friction [syn: {abrasion}, {attrition}, {corrasion}, {detrition}].
Abrasion (n.) The wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice [syn: {grinding}, {abrasion}, {attrition}, {detrition}].
Abrasion (n.) (Specialized) [ U ] (Geology,) (Engineering) 磨損，磨耗；擦傷 The process of rubbing away the surface of something.
// There seems to have been some abrasion of the surface.
Abrasion (n.) [ C ] (Medical) （皮膚）擦傷處；（表層）磨損處 A place where the surface of something, such as skin, has been rubbed away.
// She had a small abrasion on her knee.
Abrasive (a.) 研磨的 Producing abrasion.
Abrasive (a.) (Person) 生硬粗暴的，粗魯的 Rude and unfriendly.
// She has a rather abrasive manner.
// He can sometimes be abrasive in meetings.
Abrasive (a.) (Cleaning substance) 清潔物體表面的研磨材料 An abrasive substance is slightly rough, and often used for cleaning surfaces.
// An abrasive cleaner/ powder/ liquid.
Abrasive (n.) [ C ] （通常用來擦洗或擦亮表面用的）磨料，研磨劑 A substance used for rubbing away the surface of something, usually to clean it or make it shiny.
// You'll need a strong abrasive for cleaning this sink.
Abraum (n.) Alt. of Abraum salts.
Abraum salts (n.) 層積鹽 A red ocher used to darken mahogany and for making chloride of potassium.
Abraxas (n.) A mystical word used as a charm and engraved on gems among the ancients; also, a gem stone thus engraved.
Abray (v.) See Abraid. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Abreast (adv.) （朝同一方向）並列，並排；並肩 Side by side, with breasts in a line; as, "Two men could hardly walk abreast." -- Macaulay.
Abreast (adv.) (Naut.) Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam; -- with of.
Abreast (adv.) Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science.
Abreast (adv.) At the same time; simultaneously. [Obs.]
Abreast therewith began a convocation. -- Fuller.
Abreast (adv.) Alongside each other, facing in the same direction.
Abreast (a.) Being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge; "kept abreast of the latest developments"; "constant revision keeps the book au courant"; "always au fait on the latest events"; "up on the news" [syn: abreast(p), au courant, au fait, up on(p)].
Abregge (v. t.) See Abridge. [Obs.]
Abrenounce (v. t.) To renounce.
Abrenunciation (n.) Absolute renunciation or repudiation.
Abreption (n.) A snatching away.
Abreuvoir (n.) The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar.
Abricock (n.) See Apricot.
Abridged (imp. & p. p.) of Abridge.
Abridging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Abridge.
Abridge (v. t.) 刪節，縮短，剝奪 To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights.
Abridge (v. t.) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary.
Abridge (v. t.) To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights.
Abridge (v.) [ T ] 刪節；節略 To make a book, play, or piece of writing shorter by removing details and information that is not important.
// The book was abridged for children.
Abridger (n.) One who abridges.
Abridgment (n.) [ C or U ] (Also abridgement) 刪節，縮短，刪節本，剝奪 The act of abridging, or the state of being abridged; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses.
Abridgment (n.) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
Ancient coins as abridgments of history. -- Addison.
Compare: Epitome
Epitome (n.) (The epitome of) 梗概；節錄；縮影；象徵；典型 A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.
‘She looked the epitome of elegance and good taste.’
Epitome (n.) A summary of a written work; an abstract.
Epitome (n.) [Archaic] A thing representing something else in miniature.
Abridgment (n.) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly. [Obs.]
What abridgment have you for this evening? What mask? What music? -- Shak.
Abridgment (n.) A diminution or curtailment, as of legal rights.
Syn: Abridgment, Compendium, Epitome, Abstract, Synopsis.
Usage: An abridgment is made by omitting the less important parts of some larger work; as, an abridgment of a dictionary. A compendium is a brief exhibition of a subject, or science, for common use; as, a compendium of American literature. An epitome corresponds to a compendium, and gives briefly the most material points of a subject; as, an epitome of history. An abstract is a brief statement of a thing in its main points. A synopsis is a bird's-eye view of a subject, or work, in its several parts.
Abridgment (n.) A shortened version of a written work [syn: condensation, abridgement, abridgment, capsule].
Abroach (v. t.) To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap. [Obs.]
Abroach (adv.) (a. & adv.)（酒桶）開著洞地（的）；傳播開地（的） Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped.
Hogsheads of ale were set abroach. -- Sir W. Scott.
Abroach (adv.) Hence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir. "Mischiefs that I set abroach." -- Shak.
Abroach (a.) Of a cask or barrel; "the cask was set abroach" [syn: {abroach}, {broached}].
Abroad (adv.) 在國外；到國外；在外面；到外面；傳開；散開 At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad.
The fox roams far abroad. -- Prior.
Abroad (adv.) Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode; as, to walk abroad.
I went to St. James', where another was preaching in the court abroad. -- Evelyn.
Abroad (adv.) Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries; as, we have broils at home and enemies abroad. "Another prince . . . was living abroad." -- Macaulay.
Abroad (adv.) Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.
He went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter. -- Mark i. 45.
To be abroad, To be wide of the mark; to be at fault; as, you are all abroad in your guess.
To be abroad, To be at a loss or nonplused.
Abroad (adv.) To or in a foreign country; "they had never travelled abroad".
Abroad (adv.) Far away from home or one's usual surroundings; "looking afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall [syn: afield, abroad].
Abroad (adv.) In a place across an ocean [syn: overseas, abroad].
Abroad (a.) In a foreign country; "markets abroad"; "overseas markets" [syn: abroad, overseas].
Abroad (adv.) In or to a foreign country or countries.
// Famous at home and abroad.
Abroad (adv.) In or to another continent.
// Shall we go to Mexico or abroad this summer?
Abroad (adv.) Out of doors; from one place to another; about.
// No one was abroad in the noonday heat.
// The owl ventures abroad at night.
Abroad (adv.) Spread around; in circulation.
// Rumors of disaster are abroad.
Abroad (adv.) Broadly; widely; far and wide.
Abroad (n.) （用在from後）異國，海外 [U] A foreign land or lands.
// Imports from abroad.
Abrogable (a.) Capable of being abrogated.
Abrogate (a.) 廢除的，取消的 Abrogated; abolished. [Obs.] -- Latimer.
Abrogated (imp. & p. p.) of Abrogate.
Abrogating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Abrogate.
Abrogate (v. t.) 廢除，取消 To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; -- applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.
Let us see whether the New Testament abrogates what we so frequently see in the Old. -- South.
Whose laws, like those of the Medes and Persian, they can not alter or abrogate. -- Burke.
Abrogate (v. t.) To put an end to; to do away with. -- Shak.
Syn: To abolish; annul; do away; set aside; revoke; repeal; cancel; annihilate. See Abolish.
Abrogate (v.) Revoke formally.
Compare: Revoke
Revoke (v. i.) 有牌不跟 (Card Playing) To fail to follow suit when holding a card of the suit led, in violation of the rule of the game; to renege. -- Hoyle.
Revoke (v. t.) 撤回，廢除 To call or bring back; to recall. [Obs.]
Revoke (v. t.) Hence, to annul, by recalling or taking back; to repeal; to rescind; to cancel; to reverse, as anything granted by a special act; as,, to revoke a will, a license, a grant, a permission, a law, or the like. -- Shak.
Revoke (v. t.) To hold back; to repress; to restrain. [Obs.]
Revoke (v. t.) To draw back; to withdraw. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Revoke (v. t.) To call back to mind; to recollect. [Obs.]
Revoke (n.) [C] 有牌不跟 (Card Playing) The act of revoking..
Revoke (n.) The mistake of not following suit when able to do so [syn: {revoke}, {renege}].
Compare: Renege
Renege (v. t.) 否認，放棄，拒絕出牌 To deny; to disown. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Renege (v. i.) 違例出牌，食言，毀約 To deny. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Renege (v. i.) To fail to keep (a commitment or promise); -- often used with on; as, to renege on one's promise.
Renege (v. i.) (Card Playing) To revoke; to play a card that cannot legally be played according to the rules. [R.]
Renege (n.) 【牌】有牌而不跟 The mistake of not following suit when able to do so [syn: {revoke}, {renege}].
Renege (v.) Fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise" [syn: {renege}, {renege on}, {renegue on}, {go back on}].
Revoke (v.) Fail to follow suit when able and required to do so.
Revoke (v.) Cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: {revoke}, {annul}, {lift}, {countermand}, {reverse}, {repeal}, {overturn}, {rescind}, {vacate}].
Abrogate (v.) [ T ] (Formal) 正式廢除，廢止；撤銷 To end a law, agreement, or custom formally.
// The treaty was abrogated in 1929.
Abrogation (n.) 廢除，取消 The act of abrogating; repeal by authority.
Abrogation (n.) The act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation [syn: {abrogation}, {repeal}, {annulment}].
Abrogative (a.) Tending or designed to abrogate; as, an abrogative law.
Abrogator (n.) One who repeals by authority.
Abrogator (n.) An authority or official empowered to abolish or annul or repeal.
Abrood (adv.) In the act of brooding. [Obs.] -- Abp. Sancroft.
Abrook (v. t.) To brook; to endure. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Abrupt (a.) 突然的；意外的；（態度等）唐突的，魯莽的；陡峭的，險峻的；（文章風格等）不連貫的 Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places.
Abrupt (a.) Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
Abrupt (a.) Having sudden transitions from one subject to another; unconnected.
Abrupt (a.) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off.
Abrupt (n.) An abrupt place.
Abrupt (v. t.) To tear off or asunder.
Abrupt (a.) Marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; "abrupt prose" [syn: {abrupt}, {disconnected}].
Abrupt (a.) Exceedingly sudden and unexpected; "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather".
Abrupt (a.) Extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop" [syn: {abrupt}, {precipitous}, {sharp}].
Abrupt (a.) Surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; "an abrupt reply".
Abrupt (a.) (Sudden) (C2) 突然的；意外的 Sudden and unexpected, and often unpleasant.
// An abrupt change/ movement.
// Our conversation came to an abrupt end when George burst into the room.
// The road ended in an abrupt (= sudden and very steep) slope down to the sea.
Abrupt (a.) (Unfriendly) (C2) （言語）生硬的，魯莽的，唐突的 Using too few words when talking, in a way that seems rude and unfriendly.
// An abrupt manner/ reply.
// He is sometimes very abrupt with clients.
Abruption (n.) 分裂，分離 A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
Abruption (n.) An instance of sudden interruption [syn: {breaking off}, {abruption}].
Abruptly (adv.) 突然地；意外地；唐突地，魯莽地；陡峭地；險峻地；不連貫地；支離破碎地 In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly.
Abruptly (adv.) Precipitously. Abruptly pinnate
Abruptly (adv.) Quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly" [syn: abruptly, suddenly, short, dead].
Abruptness (n.) 突然，唐突 The state of being abrupt or broken; craggedness; ruggedness; steepness.
Abruptness (n.) Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence; as, abruptness of style or manner.
Abruptness (n.) An abrupt discourteous manner [syn: {abruptness}, {brusqueness}, {curtness}, {gruffness}, {shortness}].
Abruptness (n.) The property possessed by a slope that is very steep [syn: {abruptness}, {precipitousness}, {steepness}] [ant: {gentleness}, {gradualness}].
Abruptness (n.) The quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning [syn: {abruptness}, {precipitateness}, {precipitousness}, {precipitance}, {precipitancy}, {suddenness}].
Abscesses (n. pl. ) of Abscess.
Abscess (n.) (Med.) 膿瘡；膿腫；潰瘍 A collection of pus or purulent matter in any tissue or organ of the body caused by infection.
Cold abscess, An abscess of slow formation, unattended with the pain and heat characteristic of ordinary abscesses, and lasting for years without exhibiting any tendency towards healing; a chronic abscess. AS.
Cold abscess, An abscess produced by tubercle bacilli, called also tuberculous abscess. -- AS
Abscess (n.) Symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue.
Abscessed ( a.) 長膿瘡的 An abscessed tooth [= an infected tooth that has caused an abscess in the gum].
Abscession (n.) A separating; removal; also, an abscess.
Abscind (v. t.) To cut off.
Abscision (n.) See Abscission.
Abscisses (n. pl. ) of Absciss
Absciss (n.) See Abscissa.
Abscissas (n. pl. ) of Abscissa.
Abscissae (n. pl. ) of Abscissa.
Abscissa (n.) 橫坐標 One of the elements of reference by which a point, as of a curve, is referred to a system of fixed rectilineal coordinate axes.
Abscissa (n.) The value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis.
Abscission (n.) 切斷，除去，頓斷法 The act or process of cutting off.