Abhorrent: Definition and part of speech

Abhorrent

  1. a. Detestable.
  2. a. Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing; hence, strongly opposed to; as, abhorrent thoughts.
  3. a. Contrary or repugnant; discordant; inconsistent; — followed by to.

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.

Abib: Definition and part of speech

Abib

  1. n. The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, corresponding nearly to our April. After the Babylonish captivity this month was called Nisan.

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.

Abode: Definition and part of speech

Abode

  1. imp. & p. p. of Abide
  2. pret. of Abide.
  3. n. Act of waiting; delay.
  4. n. Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
  5. n. Place of continuance, or where one dwells; abiding place; residence; a dwelling; a habitation.
  6. v. t. An omen.
  7. v. t. To bode; to foreshow.

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.