| ABSTEMIOUS | • abstemious adj. Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate. • abstemious adj. Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions. • abstemious adj. Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation. |
| ABSTEMIOUSLY | • abstemiously adv. Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink. • ABSTEMIOUS adv. sparing, esp. in matters of eating and drinking. |
| ABSTEMIOUSNESS | • abstemiousness n. The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks. • ABSTEMIOUSNESS n. the quality of being abstemious. |
| ABSTENTION | • abstention n. (Obsolete) The act of restraining oneself. • abstention n. The act of abstaining or refraining (from). • abstention n. The act of declining to vote on a particular issue. |
| ABSTENTIONISM | • abstentionism n. A policy of abstaining or of the desirability of withholding one’s vote or other participation with… • ABSTENTIONISM n. the policy of not using one's vote, esp. in a political election. |
| ABSTENTIONISMS | • abstentionisms n. Plural of abstentionism. • ABSTENTIONISM n. the policy of not using one's vote, esp. in a political election. |
| ABSTENTIONIST | • abstentionist n. A practitioner or advocate of not getting involved politically. • abstentionist adj. Relating to or in accordance with abstentionism. • ABSTENTIONIST n. a believer in abstentionism. |
| ABSTENTIONISTS | • abstentionists n. Plural of abstentionist. • ABSTENTIONIST n. a believer in abstentionism. |
| ABSTENTIONS | • abstentions n. Plural of abstention. • ABSTENTION n. the act of abstaining. |
| ABSTENTIOUS | • abstentious adj. Characterized by abstinence; self-restraint. • ABSTENTIOUS adj. given to abstaining. |
| ABSTERGE | • absterge v. (Transitive, archaic, now rare) To make clean by wiping; to wipe away. • ABSTERGE v. to cleanse by wiping. |
| ABSTERGED | • absterged v. Simple past tense and past participle of absterge. • ABSTERGE v. to cleanse by wiping. |
| ABSTERGENT | • abstergent adj. Cleansing, detergent. • abstergent n. A substance used to cleanse; a detergent. • ABSTERGENT adj. serving to cleanse, detergent. |
| ABSTERGENTS | • abstergents n. Plural of abstergent. • ABSTERGENT n. an abstergent substance. |
| ABSTERGES | • absterges v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absterge. • ABSTERGE v. to cleanse by wiping. |
| ABSTERGING | • absterging v. Present participle of absterge. • ABSTERGE v. to cleanse by wiping. |
| ABSTERSION | • abstersion n. (Archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging. • ABSTERSION n. the act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging. |
| ABSTERSIONS | • abstersions n. Plural of abstersion. • ABSTERSION n. the act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging. |
| ABSTERSIVE | • abstersive adj. Cleansing; purging; abstergent. • abstersive n. (Now rare) Something cleansing; detergent; abstergent. • ABSTERSIVE adj. serving to cleanse or purge. |
| ABSTERSIVES | • abstersives n. Plural of abstersive. • ABSTERSIVE n. an abstersive substance. |