| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| abacus | noun | A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc., A calculating table or frame; an instrument for performing arithmetical calculations by balls sliding on wires, or counters in grooves, the lowest line representing units, the second line, tens, etc. It is still employed in China., The uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, immediately under the architrave. See Column., A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic work., A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard. |
| abaist | past participle | Abashed; confounded; discomfited. |
| abanet | noun | See Abnet. |
| abanga | noun | A West Indian palm; also the fruit of this palm, the seeds of which are used as a remedy for diseases of the chest. |
| abased | imp. & past participle | of Abase, Lowered; humbled., Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield. |
| abaser | noun | He who, or that which, abases. |
| abassi | noun | Alt. of Abassis |
| abated | imp. & past participle | of Abate |
| abater | noun | One who, or that which, abates. |
| abatis | noun | Alt. of Abattis |
| abator | noun | One who abates a nuisance., A person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee. |
| abawed | past participle | Astonished; abashed. |