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1. abaction, n. View full entry 1623
...The action of driving something away; spec. the action of stealing livestock, esp. cattle, by driving them away....
2. abactor, n. View full entry 1659
...A person who steals livestock, esp. herds of cattle, usually by driving the animals away. Also in extended use....
3. abandon, n.2 View full entry 1614
...The action of abandoning; abandonment, relinquishment; an instance of this....
4. abaptiston, n. View full entry 1688
...Any of various types of trepan designed to prevent sudden penetration into the brain; (also) the crown of a trepan (see crown15)....
5. abas, n. View full entry 1677
...A measure of weight for pearls, formerly used in Persia (now Iran) and typically equal to seven-eighths of a carat....
6. Abaza, n. and adj. View full entry 1693
...A member of a north-west Caucasian people, inhabiting mainly the Karachay-Cherkess Republic in Russia....
7. Abbasid, n. and adj. View full entry 1664
...A member of a dynasty of caliphs who ruled in Baghdad from 750 to 1258, founded by the descendants of al-῾Abbās b. ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib b. Hāšim (see the...
8. abbatical, adj. View full entry 1655
...= abbatial...
9. abbrochment, n. View full entry 1670
...= forestalling2. Also: an instance of this....
10. abdicant, adj. and n. View full entry 1654
...That is abdicating or has abdicated a position or office. Also fig....
11. † abdite, adj. View full entry 1635
...Recondite; abstruse....
12. abditory, n. View full entry 1658
...A safe repository for valuables; a hiding place (lit. and fig.)....
13. abdominal, adj. and n. View full entry 1650
...Anat. and Zool. Of or relating to the abdomen (abdomen1); located on or in the abdomen....
14. abdominous, adj. View full entry 1640
...Having a large, protruding belly; paunchy....
15. abducens, n. View full entry 1615
...An abductor muscle; spec. the lateral rectus muscle of the eye. Also abducens muscle. Now rare....
16. abducent, adj. and n. View full entry 1649
...Anat. and Zool. Designating an abductor muscle; of or relating to abduction. Contrasted with adducent1. Now rare....
17. abducted, adj. View full entry 1623
...That has been taken away by force or deception; kidnapped. Cf. abduct2a....
18. abduction, n. View full entry 1623
...The action of leading or drawing something away; an instance of this. Obs....
19. abductor, n. View full entry 1615
...Anat. and Zool. Any muscle that draws a part of the body away from the median plane or midline, or away from another part. Freq. attrib., esp....
20. abecedarian, n. and adj. View full entry 1603
...A person who is learning the alphabet or who is engaged in elementary education; spec. (U.S.) a member of the youngest group of children in a school (now...