| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| abode | imp. & past participle | of Abide, pret. of Abide., Act of waiting; delay., Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn., Place of continuance, or where one dwells; abiding place; residence; a dwelling; a habitation., An omen., To bode; to foreshow., To be ominous. |
| aboma | noun | A large South American serpent (Boa aboma). |
| aboon | preposition | and adv. Above. |
| abord | noun | Manner of approaching or accosting; address., To approach; to accost. |
| abort | verb i. | To miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely., To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile., An untimely birth., An aborted offspring. |
| about | preposition | Around; all round; on every side of., In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place; by or on (one’s person)., Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout., Near; not far from; — determining approximately time, size, quantity., In concern with; engaged in; intent on., On the point or verge of; going; in act of., Concerning; with regard to; on account of; touching., On all sides; around., In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across., Here and there; around; in one place and another., Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, etc.; as, about as cold; about as high; — also of quantity, number, time., To a reserved position; half round; in the opposite direction; on the opposite tack; as, to face about; to turn one’s self about. |
| above | preposition | In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; — opposed to below or beneath., 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., Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See Above, adv., 4.), In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the clouds above., Earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a foregoing page., Higher in rank or power; as, he appealed to the court above., More than; as, above five hundred were present. |