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Abscond: Definition and part of speech

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Abscond

  1. v. t. To hide; to conceal.
  2. v. i. To hide, withdraw, or be concealed.
  3. v. i. To depart clandestinely; to steal off and secrete one’s self; — used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid a legal process; as, an absconding debtor.

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.

Absence: Definition and part of speech

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Absence

  1. n. Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as, absence of mind.
  2. n. A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; — opposed to presence.
  3. n. Want; destitution; withdrawal.

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.

Absent: Definition and part of speech

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Absent

  1. a. Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied; as, an absent air.
  2. a. Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present.
  3. a. Not existing; lacking; as, the part was rudimental or absent.

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.