Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z abstractification The process of abstractifying or achieving abstracticism. abstractify To make abstract. abstraction The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away. abstractional Pertaining to abstraction. abstractionism The creation, principles, or ideals of abstractions, in particular art. abstractionist Related or tending to abstractionism, particularly art. abstractionistic abstract abstractionistically In an abstractionistic way. abstractitious Obtained from plants by distillation. abstractive Having an abstracting nature or tendency; tending to separate; tending to be withdrawn. abstractively In an abstract manner; in the abstract. abstractiveness The property of being abstractive. abstractivity The quality of being abstractive. abstractization The process of abstractifying or achieving abstracticism. abstractize To cause to be abstract. abstractly In an abstract way or manner abstractness The quality of being abstract. abstractor A clerk of a certain title or grade in the British civil service. abstractum Something which is abstract or exists abstractly. Abstragedy The ship of characters Zooble and Gangle from the web animation series The Amazing Digital Circus. abstrict To cut off, as in abstriction; abjoint abstricted Separated by abstriction. abstriction A method of spore formation in fungi in which successive portions of the sporophore are cut off through the growth of septa; abjunction. abstringe To unbind; to loosen. abstrude To thrust away. abstruse Difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure. abstrused Synonym of abstruse. abstrusely In an abstruse manner. abstruseness The property of being abstruse; abstrusity. abstrusion The act of thrusting away. abstrusity Abstruseness; that which is abstruse. abstrusive Of abstruse quality. abstrusively In an abstrusive manner. absume To consume gradually; to waste away. absumption Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away. absurd Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly. absurdification The process of becoming absurd. absurdify To make absurd. absurdism A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail. absurdist An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics. Absurdistan Any country where absurdity is the norm, especially in its public authorities and government. absurdistic Of or pertaining to absurdism; characteristic of absurdism. absurdity That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction. absurdly In an absurd fashion. absurdness The quality of being absurd; absurdity. absurdum An illogical conclusion or state. abswurmbachite A tetragonal copper manganese silicate mineral with a metallic lustre. Absyrtus A Colchian prince, the son of Aeëtes. abt A surname from German or Dutch. abtemporal Of or relating to the grammatical aspect which expresses an action which started before the primary action of a statement, and which is still ongoing. abterminal Away from the end and towards the centre abthane A title used in medieval Scotland. abthanery Synonym of abbacy. Abu A common part of Arabic-derived names, meaning "father of" in Arabic. Abua A Central Delta language of Nigeria. Abuan A surname from Ilocano. abubaca A classic ramp trick where a rider goes up a ramp, stalls with their back wheel on the coping, leans back, and then hops backward off the ramp to land in a fakie (riding backward) and roll away, essentially reversing the momentum of a fufanu. Abubakar A surname from Arabic. abubble In a state of excitement, agitated activity, or motion. Abucay A municipality of Bataan, Philippines. abuccinate To trumpet (proclaim loudly) abucco A unit of mass used for gold and silver, used in Burma, approximately 196.44 grams or 6.316 troy ounces. abud budding abuden Sarcastic response to something the speaker finds obvious; duh! abuela A Hispanic grandmother. abuelo A Hispanic grandfather. Abughazaleh A surname from Arabic. abugida A kind of syllabary (syllabic alphabet) in which a symbol or glyph representing a syllable contains parts representing a vowel and a consonant, such that symbols for syllables not including the default vowel are generated by adding a common notation to indicate the vowel that it does include. abugidic Of or relating to an abugida. Abui A language spoken in the Alor Archipelago of Indonesia. abuilding Being built or under construction, as a structure or a vessel. abuite A colorless mineral bearing calcium, aluminium, and phosphate. Abuja The capital city of Nigeria; lying in the Federal Capital Territory in the North Central geopolitical zone. Abujam A Meitei surname from Manipuri Abujmaria A Dravidian dialect of the Maria language spoken in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh provinces in India. Abukar A surname. abukumalite A mineral, (Ca,Y)₅(P,Si)₃O₁₂(OH,F), that can contain uranium or thorium. The mineral was renamed britholite-(Y) in 1966 because of its similarity to britholite and because of its yttrium-dominant composition. Abuladze A surname from Georgian. Abulfeda A geographer and historian (1273–1331). abulge Bulging. abulia Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness. abulic Relating to, characterized by, or affected with abulia. Abulug A municipality of Cagayan, Philippines. abun Father, the title of a bishop in an Ethiopian or Coptic church. abuna The Patriarch, or head of the Abyssinian Church. abundance A large quantity; many. abundancy A state of plentifulness. abundant Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. Abundantia A goddess of abundance and prosperity. abundantial Expressing the idea of abundance. abundantly In an abundant manner; in a sufficient degree; in large measure. abundary An overflowing, a cornucopia, an abundant source. abundation abundance Abundez A surname from Spanish. Abundita Synonym of Abundantia. Abundius A male given name from Latin, of historical usage. Abundiz A surname. Abung A lect of the Indonesian province of Lampung, considered by some an independent language and by others a dialect of Lampung. abunidazole An antifungal drug, 4-tert-butyl-2-[hydroxy-(1-methyl-5-nitroimidazol-2-yl)methyl]phenol. abura A medium-sized tropical African tree, Mitragyna stipulosa (syn. M. macrophylla, nom. illeg.). aburaage A Japanese food consisting of deep-fried slices of tofu. aburagiri A large Asian tree, Aleurites moluccana, that produces candlenuts. aburden To burden, oppress Abure A language of Côte d'Ivoire. Abureni a Central Delta language spoken in Nigeria aburn burning aburst In a bursting condition. Aburto A surname. aburton With the length athwartship. abusability The state or condition of being abusable. abusable Capable of being abused. abusage Synonym of abuse. abuse Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom. abusechad A man who, despite being abusive, emotionally unstable, and often disloyal, is nevertheless very attractive to women; an abusive chad. abused Having been a victim of some form of abuse, most commonly child abuse or domestic violence. abusedly In an abused manner. abusee A person who is the victim of abuse. abuseful Full of abuse; abusive. abusefully In an abuseful manner; in a manner that abuses. abusefulness The characteristic of being abuseful. abuseless Devoid of abuse. abusement Abuse. abuser One who abuses someone or something. Abushanab A surname. abusingly In a manner that abuses; abusively. abusio Catachresis. abusion Misuse, abuse; in particular, illegal behaviour; verbal, physical or sexual abuse. abusive Prone to treat someone badly by coarse, insulting words or other maltreatment; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous. abusively In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language. abusiveness The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person. abusivity The quality of being abusive; abusiveness. abustle Showing much activity. abusua A matrilineal exogamous clan among the Ashanti. abut To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land) abutilon Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern. abutiloside A particular steroid glycoside. abutment The point of junction between two things, in particular a support, that abuts. abuttal The butting or boundary of land, particularly at the end; buttals. abuttalling The description of a piece of land in terms of its abuttals, or the practice of doing this. abuttals The boundaries of lands with respect to adjacent lands; buttals. abutter One who, or that which, abuts, specifically, the owner of a contiguous estate. abutting Facing each other, front to front. abuttingly So as to abut; joining by abutment. Abuyog A municipality of Leyte, Philippines. Abuyogon A barangay of Burauen, Leyte, Philippines. abuzz Characterized by a high level of activity or gossip; in a buzz (“feeling or rush of energy or excitement”), buzzing. abvalvar Away from the valve (of a mollusc) abventricular Oriented or positioned away from a ventricle. abvolt A unit of electrical potential equal to one hundred millionth of a volt (10⁻⁸ volts), used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units. abwab A tax, or impost, levied by a chief on a landowner.