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| abandon |
If you abandon something that you have, you go away from it without any plan to return to get it. If someone abandons an animal or another person, they leave them and don't plan to ever come back. [1/3 definitions] |
| abbreviate |
When you abbreviate something, you make it shorter. [1/2 definitions] |
| ability |
the power to do something; the quality of being able. [1/2 definitions] |
| able |
When you are able to do something, it means that you can do it. If someone is able to walk, it means that they can walk. [1/2 definitions] |
| aboard |
When you are aboard, it means that you are on something that travels, such as a boat, plane, or train. [1/2 definitions] |
| abolish |
When the government abolishes something, it stops it or gets rid of it. |
| abolition |
When a government makes a law to completely end or get rid of something, it is called abolition. Abolition is the act of abolishing something, getting rid of it by passing a law against it. [1/2 definitions] |
| about |
If you are about finished with something, it means you are almost finished. You will be finished very soon. [2/9 definitions] |
| about to |
When you are about to do something, you are ready to do it and almost starting to do it. If you are about to take a bite of a sandwich, you are holding up the sandwich and your mouth is open. |
| above |
When something is higher than something else in number, amount, or level, we can say that it is above it. The number ten is above the number nine, for example. [3/4 definitions] |
| abrasive |
something rough used to wear away or polish a surface. [1/2 definitions] |
| abrupt |
When something is abrupt, it happens without anybody expecting it, and it often happens very quickly. [1/2 definitions] |
| absence |
An absence is a time of being away from something. [2/3 definitions] |
| absolute |
When something is absolute, it is complete or pure. It is just itself and not mixed with anything else. [3/4 definitions] |
| absolutely |
When something is absolutely right, it is exactly right. If something is absolutely beautiful, "beautiful" is the exact word to describe this thing, and there is nothing about this thing that isn't beautiful. [2 definitions] |
| absorb |
When something absorbs another thing, it takes it into itself. It soaks it up. If something absorbs water or other liquid, it takes it into itself the way a towel or sponge does. [1/2 definitions] |
| abstain |
to choose not to do something. [1/2 definitions] |
| abstract |
When something is abstract, it doesn't have any physical form. Feelings and ideas are abstract things. They are things, but you can't see them or touch them or even smell them! They exist in people's minds only. [2/3 definitions] |
| absurd |
If something is absurd, it makes no sense at all. There is no logic to it. It's crazy or ridiculous. |
| absurdity |
something that makes no sense or is not at all in the normal order of things. [1/2 definitions] |
| abundance |
If there is an abundance of something, there is plenty of it. There is a very large amount, and it's more than enough. |
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