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1. a, adj. View full entry ?a1160
...Used in an indefinite noun phrase referring to something not specifically identified (and, freq., mentioned for the first time) but treated as one of a class: one, some, any (the oneness, or...
2. A1, adj. View full entry 1776
...Esp. of a wooden ship: first-class in respect of both hull and fittings (originally and esp. as classified in Lloyd's Register: see note in etymology). Also A1 at Lloyd's. Now...
3. abactinal, adj. View full entry 1857
...Designating the part or surface of an echinoderm or other radiate animal that is furthest from the mouth (as the upper side of a starfish); relating to this part; = aboral...
4. abandonable, adj. View full entry 1611
...Capable of being abandoned....
5. abandoned, adj. View full entry a1393
...In predicative use: devoted or given up to an influence, passion, pursuit, etc.; (now esp.) devoted to something evil or immoral....
6. abapical, adj. View full entry 1866
...Designating a side or part that is furthest from or opposite to an apex....
7. abased, adj. View full entry 1554
...Made lower in rank, condition, or character; humbled, humiliated, degraded....
8. abashed, adj. View full entry a1387
...Feeling or caused to feel discomfited or disconcerted, esp. as a result of a sudden sense of shame or embarrassment. Cf. abash...
9. abashless, adj. View full entry 1868
...Unabashed, shameless. Also fig....
10. abasic, adj.1 View full entry 1889
...Affected with abasia; of or relating to abasia....
11. abasic, adj.2 View full entry 1982
...Of a nucleotide: lacking a purine or pyrimidine base. Of DNA, or a specific site in a sequence of nucleotides: containing a nucleotide or nucleotides of this type....
12. abasing, adj. View full entry 1615
...That abases; humbling, humiliating....
13. abask, adj. View full entry 1855
...Basking. In predicative use only....
14. † abastardized, adj. View full entry 1653
...Degenerate, corrupt; bastardized. Cf. abastardize...
15. abatable, adj. View full entry c1430
...That may be abated; liable to be abated (in various senses of abate)....
16. abated, adj. View full entry ?c1400
...Reduced, diminished, lessened (esp. in quality or amount)....
17. abating, adj. View full entry 1662
...That abates (in various senses of abate); esp. that decreases or subsides....
18. abatised, adj. View full entry 1777
...That is defended by an abatis (abatis); (also) formed into an abatis. Also fig. and in figurative contexts....
19. abaxial, adj. View full entry 1835
...Designating the surface of an organ, esp. a leaf, which during development initially faces away from the main axis or stem (usually the underside or outer surface); of or relating to such...
20. abaxile, adj. View full entry 1847
...Of a plant embryo: positioned off the main axis or central line; = abaxial2Obs....
