| aboard |
on or into a ship, plane, bus, or plane; on board. [2 definitions] |
| abolish |
to get rid of or do away with; end. |
| abolition |
the act of doing away with or putting an end to; the act of abolishing. [2 definitions] |
| abolitionism |
a movement in the United States in the 1800s whose goal was to free the people who were slaves and make slavery against the law. |
| abolitionist |
a person who supported Abolition, or the ending of slavery, before the Civil War. |
| abominable |
causing or deserving hate or disgust. |
| aborigine |
one of the first people to live in an area. |
| abound |
to be found in large numbers or amounts. |
| about |
concerning. [8 definitions] |
| about to |
ready to; shortly going to. |
| above |
at or to a higher place. [5 definitions] |
| aboveboard |
openly and without tricks or lies; honest. |
| abrasive |
something rough used to wear away or polish a surface. [2 definitions] |
| abreast |
side by side. [2 definitions] |
| abridge |
to make shorter. |
| abroad |
in or to a country that is not one's own. |
| abrupt |
sudden and not expected. [2 definitions] |
| abscess |
a sore that forms within the tissues of the body and is filled with pus. Abscesses can be caused by an infection. |
| absence |
the fact or condition of being away or not present. [3 definitions] |
| absent |
not present; away from where one usually is. |
| absentee |
a person who is absent from work, school, or other duty. |