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Abutting
p. pr. & vb. n.
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Abut
v. i.
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To project; to terminate or border; to be contiguous; to meet; -- with on, upon, or against; as, his land abuts on the road.
Abutilon
n.
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A genus of malvaceous plants of many species, found in the torrid and temperate zones of both continents; -- called also Indian mallow.
Abutment
n.
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State of abutting.
Abutment
n.
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That on or against which a body abuts or presses
Abutment
n.
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The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch, vault, or strut.
Abutment
n.
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A fixed point or surface from which resistance or reaction is obtained, as the cylinder head of a steam engine, the fulcrum of a lever, etc.
Abutment
n.
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In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil.
Abuttal
n.
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The butting or boundary of land, particularly at the end; a headland.
Abutter
n.
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One who, or that which, abuts. Specifically, the owner of a contiguous estate; as, the abutters on a street or a river.
Abuzz
a.
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In a buzz; buzzing.
Abought
imp. & p. p.
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Aby
v. t. & i.
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Alt. of Abye
Abye
v. t. & i.
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To pay for; to suffer for; to atone for; to make amends for; to give satisfaction.
Abye
v. t. & i.
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To endure; to abide.
Abysm
n.
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An abyss; a gulf.
Abysmal
a.
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Pertaining to, or resembling, an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound.
Abysmally
adv.
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To a fathomless depth; profoundly.
Abyss
n.
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A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable, and, specifically, hell, or the bottomless pit.
Abyss
n.
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Infinite time; a vast intellectual or moral depth.
Abyss
n.
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The center of an escutcheon.
Abyssal
a.
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Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable.
Abyssinian
a.
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Of or pertaining to Abyssinia.
Abyssinian
n.
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A native of Abyssinia.
Abyssinian
n.
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A member of the Abyssinian Church.
Acacia
n.
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A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.
Acacias
pl.
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of Acacia
Acaciae
pl.
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of Acacia
Acacia
n.
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A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs. Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks, instead of the bipinnate leaves of the much fewer species of America, Africa, etc. Very few are found in temperate climates.
Acacia
n.
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The inspissated juice of several species of acacia; -- called also gum acacia, and gum arabic.