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| abaser | (N.) | He who, or that which, abases. | | | abash | (V. T.) | To destroy the self-possession of; to confuse or confound, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to put to shame; to disconcert; to discomfit. |  ,  ' | | abashed | (IMP. & P. P.) | of Abash | ,' | | abashedly | (ADV.) | In an abashed manner. | | | abashing | (P. PR. & VB. N.) | of Abash | | | abashment | (N.) | The state of being abashed; confusion from shame. | | | abasia | (N.) | Inability to coordinate muscular actions properly in walking. | | | abasing | (P. PR. & VB. N.) | of Abase | | | abassi | (N.) | Alt. of Abassis | | | abassis | (N.) | A silver coin of Persia, worth about twenty cents. | | |
| abatable | (A.) | Capable of being abated; as, an abatable writ or nuisance. | | | abate | (V. T.) | To beat down; to overthrow. | ,  ' | | abate | (V. T.) | To bring down or reduce from a higher to a lower state, number, or degree; to lessen; to diminish; to contract; to moderate; to cut short; as, to abate a demand; to abate pride, zeal, hope. | ,' | | abate | (V. T.) | To deduct; to omit; as, to abate something from a price. | ,' | | abate | (V. T.) | To blunt. | ,' | | abate | (V. T.) | To reduce in estimation; to deprive. | ,' | | abate | (V. T.) | To bring entirely down or put an end to; to do away with; as, to abate a nuisance, to abate a writ. | ,' | | abate | (V. T.) | To diminish; to reduce. Legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets. | ,' | | abate | (V. T.) | To decrease, or become less in strength or violence; as, pain abates, a storm abates. | ,' | | abate | (V. T.) | To be defeated, or come to naught; to fall through; to fail; as, a writ abates. | ,' | |
| abate | (N.) | Abatement. | ,' | | abated | (IMP. & P. P.) | of Abate | ,', | | abatement | (N.) | The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an end to; as, the abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof. | ,' , | | abatement | (N.) | The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed. | ,', | | abatement | (N.) | A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon. | ,', | | abatement | (N.) | The entry of a stranger, without right, into a freehold after the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee. | ,', | | abater | (N.) | One who, or that which, abates. | | | abating | (P. PR. & VB. N.) | of Abate | ,', | | abatis | (N.) | Alt. of Abattis | | | abatised | (A.) | Provided with an abatis. | | |
| abator | (N.) | One who abates a nuisance. | | | abator | (N.) | A person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee. | | | abattis | (N.) | A means of defense formed by felled trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy. | | | abattoir | (N.) | A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc. | | | abattoirs | (PL. ) | of Abattoir | | | abature | (N.) | Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them. | | | abatvoix | (N.) | The sounding-board over a pulpit or rostrum. | | | abawed | (P. P.) | Astonished; abashed. | | | abaxial | (A.) | Alt. of Abaxile | | | abaxile | (A.) | Away from the axis or central line; eccentric. | | |
| abay | (N.) | Barking; baying of dogs upon their prey. See Bay. | | | abb | (N.) | Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, abb wool is wool for the abb. | | | abb wool | () | See Abb. | | | abba | (N.) | Father; religious superior; -- in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch. | ', | | abbacies | (PL. ) | of Abbacy | | | abbacy | (N.) | The dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot. | | | abbatial | (A.) | Belonging to an abbey; as, abbatial rights. | | | abbatical | (A.) | Abbatial. | | | abbe | (N.) | The French word answering to the English abbot, the head of an abbey; but commonly a title of respect given in France to every one vested with the ecclesiastical habit or dress. | '  , | | abbess | (N.) | A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. See Abbey. | | Pages for '': 451 ~ 500
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