Helen Fenton

Abroach: Definition and part of speech

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Abroach

  1. adv. Hence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir.
  2. v. t. To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.
  3. adv. Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Abridgment: Definition and part of speech

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Abridgment

  1. n. That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly.
  2. n. The act of abridging, or the state of being abridged; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses.
  3. n. An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Abridge: Definition and part of speech

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Abridge

  1. v. t. To deprive; to cut off; — followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights.
  2. v. t. To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights.
  3. v. t. To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.