The New International Webster's Pocket Dictionary of the English Language [antikvár]

a, Aa, A n. first letter of the English alphabet indefinite article, used before a word beginnmg with a consonant: a house, a car, adj. per, for each: tivice a month, first in order: grade A quality, section A aard'vark n. a large burrowing African mammal that feeds on ants and temites; an ant bear aard'wolf n. an African mammal of the hyena family that feeds on termites and larvae a-ba' n. a sleeveless Arab robe a-back' adv. pressed backward; to the rear; catching a headwind so as to force a sailing vessel backward ^taken aback caught by surprise, disconcerted; caught by a wind change which reverses the sailsab'a'cus n. an ancient device from the Orient for performing mathematical calculations by the use of rows of beads on rods a-baft' adv. toward the stem of a ship; back prep, further back thanab-a*lo'ne n. an edible shellfish lined with mother-of-pearl that is used for buttons, beads, inlay, etc. a'ban'don n. spontaneity, unrestrained enthusiasm or emotion vt. to give up completely, to forsake or desert; to give in completely to emotion a-ban'don* ment n.a-ban'doned adj. left behind, forsaken; unrestrained; lacking modesty or moderation; shameless a-ban'don-er n. a-base' vt. to humble; to degrade; to dishonora-base'ment ru humiliation, shame a-bash' i/t. to disconcert or make confused; to embarrass a-bash* ed'ly adv. a-bash'ment n. confusion, disorientation, embarrassment a-bate' vi., vt. to lessen; to reduce inabeamamount, force, etc. a'bat'a'ble adj. a*bat'er n. a*bate'ment n. a lessening or alleviation, mitigation; in law, the conclusion of a suit a-bat'or ru ab'a>tls n. a defensive barricade offelled or bent trees a-bat-jour' n. a device for deflectingsunlight; a skylight ab'at'toir re. a slaughterhouse ab-ax'i'ol adj. facing away from the axisabHia-cy n. the office or jurisdictionof an abbot abliess re. the director of a nunnery abliey re. a monastery or nunnery ab'bot re. the director of a monestary abTiot-cy, abliot'ship re. the officeand trappings of an abbot ab-bre'vi-ate vt. to abridge or shortenab'bre'vi'a'tlon re. a shortened form;a contraction of a word or phrase ABC's re. the basics; rudimentaryelements; beginning knowledge ab'di-cate vi., vt. to formally re-notmce, as a right or responsibility; to give up claim, as to a throne ab'di-ca'tion re. ab'di-ca-tor re.ab'do'men re. the part of the human body comprising the lower portion of the trunk, from the diaphragm to the pelvic girdle ab-dom'i-nal adj. pertaining to theabdomen ab*dom'i-naMy adv. ab-du'cent adj. of a muscle that pioUs away from the median axis of the bodyab-duct' vt. to kidnap; to cany away by forceab'duc'tion re. a kidnapping; the abducting of a person by force or deceitab-duc'tor re. a muscle that ptiUs away from the median axis of the bodya*beam' adj., adv. at right angles to the keel of a ship1