| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| abay | noun | Barking; baying of dogs upon their prey. See Bay. |
| abba | noun | Father; religious superior; — in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch. |
| abbe | noun | The French word answering to the English abbot, the head of an abbey; but commonly a title of respect given in France to every one vested with the ecclesiastical habit or dress. |
| abed | adverb | In bed, or on the bed., To childbed (in the phrase “brought abed,” that is, delivered of a child). |
| abet | verb t. | To instigate or encourage by aid or countenance; — used in a bad sense of persons and acts; as, to abet an ill-doer; to abet one in his wicked courses; to abet vice; to abet an insurrection., To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; — in a good sense., To contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the commission of an offense., Act of abetting; aid. |
| abib | noun | The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, corresponding nearly to our April. After the Babylonish captivity this month was called Nisan. |
| abid | of Abide | |
| abit | 3d sing. pres. of Abide. | |
| able | superl. | Fit; adapted; suitable., Having sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or resources of any kind to accomplish the object; possessed of qualifications rendering competent for some end; competent; qualified; capable; as, an able workman, soldier, seaman, a man able to work; a mind able to reason; a person able to be generous; able to endure pain; able to play on a piano., Specially: Having intellectual qualifications, or strong mental powers; showing ability or skill; talented; clever; powerful; as, the ablest man in the senate; an able speech., Legally qualified; possessed of legal competence; as, able to inherit or devise property., To make able; to enable; to strengthen., To vouch for. |
| ably | adverb | In an able manner; with great ability; as, ably done, planned, said. |
| abox | adverb & adjective | Braced aback. |
| abut | verb i. | To project; to terminate or border; to be contiguous; to meet; — with on, upon, or against; as, his land abuts on the road. |
| abye | verb t. & i. | To pay for; to suffer for; to atone for; to make amends for; to give satisfaction., To endure; to abide. |