English dictionary: words starting with abl

verb

Remove (body tissue) surgically.

Usage examples:

Therapeutic intervention to ablate existing cancer cells

noun

A process for treating problems with heart rhythm in which small amounts of heart tissue that are causing the problem are destroyed, usually using a catheter (= a very thin tube) that is put into the heart to destroy some cells by heating or freezing them

Usage examples:

During cardiac ablation, energy is delivered through the catheter to those areas of the heart muscl…

adjective

Denoting a case (especially in latin) of nouns and pronouns and words in grammatical agreement with them indicating an agent, instrument, or source, expressed by ‘by’, ‘with’, or ‘from’ in english.

Usage examples:

Indeed, the nominal part of this prepositional phrase is not in the nominative case; sub governs th…

noun

A word in the ablative case.

Usage examples:

I don't see why the word couldn't be used for hairless, though i'll admit it might be more usual to…

adjective

Having the power, skill, means, or opportunity to do something.

Usage examples:

He was able to read greek at the age of eight

suffix

(forming adjectives) able to be.

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Calculable

noun

People who are healthy and have no illness, injury, or condition that makes it difficult to do the things that other people do

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It is hard for the able-bodied to understand the difficulties that disabled people encounter in the…

adjective

Having the power, skill, means, or opportunity to do something.

Usage examples:

He was able to read greek at the age of eight

suffix

Added to verbs to form adjectives that mean able to receive the action of the stated verb

Usage examples:

Breakable, washable, movable

adjective

Having the power, skill, means, or opportunity to do something.

Usage examples:

He was able to read greek at the age of eight

suffix

Added to verbs to form adjectives that mean able to receive the action of the stated verb

Usage examples:

Breakable, washable, movable

noun

An act of washing oneself.

Usage examples:

The women performed their ablutions

phrase

Your ablutions are the things you do when you wash yourself

Usage examples:

Perform your ablutions he went off to the baths to perform his ablutions., we waited for james, who…

adverb

Skilfully; competently.

Usage examples:

Steven has summed up our concerns very ably

suffix

Forming adverbs corresponding to adjectives ending in -able (such as suitably corresponding to suitable ).