Helen Fenton

Abalone: Definition and part of speech

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Abalone

  1. n. A univalve mollusk of the genus Haliotis. The shell is lined with mother-of-pearl, and used for ornamental purposes; the sea-ear. Several large species are found on the coast of California, clinging closely to the rocks.

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.

Abalienate: Definition and part of speech

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Abalienate

  1. v. t. To cause alienation of (mind).
  2. v. t. To transfer the title of from one to another; to alienate.
  3. v. t. To estrange; to withdraw.

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.

Abaft: Definition and part of speech

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Abaft

  1. adv. Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft.
  2. prep. Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse.

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.

Abaddon: Definition and part of speech

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Abaddon

  1. n. Hell; the bottomless pit.
  2. n. The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; — the same as Apollyon and Asmodeus.

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.

Abacus: Definition and part of speech

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Abacus

  1. n. A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard.
  2. n. A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc.
  3. n. 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.
  4. n. The uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, immediately under the architrave. See Column.
  5. n. A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic work.

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.