ABSTAINERS | • abstainers n. Plural of abstainer. • ABSTAINER n. one who abstains. |
ABSTAINING | • abstaining v. Present participle of abstain. • ABSTAIN v. to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice. |
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. |
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. |
ABSTERGENT | • abstergent adj. Cleansing, detergent. • abstergent n. A substance used to cleanse; a detergent. • ABSTERGENT adj. serving to cleanse, detergent. |
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. |
ABSTERSIVE | • abstersive adj. Cleansing; purging; abstergent. • abstersive n. (Now rare) Something cleansing; detergent; abstergent. • ABSTERSIVE adj. serving to cleanse or purge. |
ABSTINENCE | • abstinence n. The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite. • abstinence n. The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything. • abstinence n. (Obsolete) Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything. |
ABSTINENCY | • abstinency n. (Rare) Alternative form of abstinence. • ABSTINENCY n. voluntary forbearance esp. from indulgence of an appetite, also ABSTINENCE. |
ABSTRACTED | • abstracted adj. Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart. • abstracted adj. (Now rare) Separated from matter; abstract; ideal, not concrete. • abstracted adj. (Now rare) Abstract; abstruse; difficult. |
ABSTRACTER | • abstracter n. One who abstracts, or makes an abstract, as in records or documents. • abstracter n. Someone that finds and summarizes information for legal or insurance work. • abstracter n. An accounting clerk who records payroll deductions. |
ABSTRACTLY | • abstractly adv. In an abstract way or manner. • abstractly adv. Separately; absolutely. • ABSTRACT adv. difficult to understand. |
ABSTRACTOR | • abstractor n. Alternative form of abstracter. • abstractor n. (Dated, historical, UK) A clerk of a certain title or grade in the British civil service. • ABSTRACTOR n. one who abstracts, also ABSTRACTER. |
ABSTRICTED | • abstricted adj. Separated by abstriction. • abstricted v. Simple past tense and past participle of abstrict. • ABSTRICT v. to set free spores etc. by constriction of the stalk. |
ABSTRUSELY | • abstrusely adv. In an abstruse manner. • ABSTRUSE adv. difficult to understand. |
ABSTRUSEST | • abstrusest adj. (Rare) superlative form of abstruse: most abstruse. • ABSTRUSE adj. difficult to understand. |
ABSTRUSITY | • abstrusity n. (Archaic) Abstruseness; that which is abstruse. • ABSTRUSITY n. the state of being abstruse. |
CRABSTICKS | • crabsticks n. Plural of crabstick. • crab␣sticks n. Plural of crab stick. • CRABSTICK n. a stick, cane, or cudgel, made of the wood of the crab tree. |
SLABSTONES | • slabstones n. Plural of slabstone. • SLABSTONE n. flagstone. |