Helen Fenton

Abreast: Definition and part of speech

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Abreast

  1. adv. At the same time; simultaneously.
  2. adv. Side by side, with breasts in a line; as, “Two men could hardly walk abreast.”
  3. adv. Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel’s beam; — with of.
  4. adv. Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science.

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.

Abraxas: Definition and part of speech

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Abraxas

  1. n. A mystical word used as a charm and engraved on gems among the ancients; also, a gem stone thus engraved.

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.

Abrasion: Definition and part of speech

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Abrasion

  1. n. A superficial excoriation, with loss of substance under the form of small shreds.
  2. n. The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction; as, the abrasion of coins.
  3. n. The substance rubbed off.

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.