English dictionary: words starting with abr
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Abracadabra
ˌæb.rə.kəˈdæb.rəexclamationA word said by conjurors when performing a magic trick.
Usage examples:
The fairy moved her magic stick and - abracadabra!
nounLanguage used to give the impression of arcane knowledge or power.
Usage examples:
I get so fed up with all the mumbo jumbo and abracadabra
Abrade
əˈbreɪdverbScrape or wear away by friction or erosion.
Usage examples:
It was a landscape slowly abraded by a fine, stinging dust
Abraded
əˈbreɪdverbScrape or wear away by friction or erosion.
Usage examples:
It was a landscape slowly abraded by a fine, stinging dust
Abrades
əˈbreɪdverbScrape or wear away by friction or erosion.
Usage examples:
It was a landscape slowly abraded by a fine, stinging dust
Abrading
əˈbreɪdverbScrape or wear away by friction or erosion.
Usage examples:
It was a landscape slowly abraded by a fine, stinging dust
Abrahamic
ˌeɪ.brəˈhæm.ɪkadjectiveDenoting any or all of the religions (judaism, christianity, and islam) that revere abraham, the biblical patriarch.
Usage examples:
The monotheistic faiths that grew out of the abrahamic heritage
Abrasion
əˈbreɪ.ʒənnounThe process of scraping or wearing something away.
Usage examples:
The metal is resistant to abrasion
Abrasive
əˈbreɪ.sɪvadjective(of a substance or material) capable of polishing or cleaning a hard surface by rubbing or grinding.
Usage examples:
The wood should be rubbed down with fine abrasive paper
nounA substance used for grinding, polishing, or cleaning a hard surface.
Usage examples:
The refrigerator is easily damaged by abrasives
Abrasively
əˈbreɪ.sɪv.liadverbIn a rude and unfriendly way
Usage examples:
"why not?" he asked abrasively., he is often seen as abrasively sure of himself.
Abrasiveness
əˈbreɪ.sɪv.nəsnounA rude and unfriendly way of talking or behaving
Usage examples:
She is disliked by many of her staff because of her abrasiveness., his abrasiveness intimidates man…
Abrasives
əˈbreɪ.sɪvnounA substance used for grinding, polishing, or cleaning a hard surface.
Usage examples:
The refrigerator is easily damaged by abrasives
adjective(of a substance or material) capable of polishing or cleaning a hard surface by rubbing or grinding.
Usage examples:
The wood should be rubbed down with fine abrasive paper
Abreact
ˌæb.riˈæktverbRelease (an emotion) by abreaction.
Usage examples:
They were unable fully to abreact their responses to the trauma
Abreacted
ˌæb.riˈæktverbRelease (an emotion) by abreaction.
Usage examples:
They were unable fully to abreact their responses to the trauma
Abreacting
ˌæb.riˈæktverbRelease (an emotion) by abreaction.
Usage examples:
They were unable fully to abreact their responses to the trauma
Abreaction
ˌæb.riˈæk.ʃənnounThe expression and consequent release of a previously repressed emotion, achieved through reliving the experience that caused it (typically through hypnosis or suggestion).
Usage examples:
He was using dream abreaction to treat a schizoid patient
Abreactions
ˌæb.riˈæk.ʃənnounThe expression and consequent release of a previously repressed emotion, achieved through reliving the experience that caused it (typically through hypnosis or suggestion).
Usage examples:
He was using dream abreaction to treat a schizoid patient
Abreacts
ˌæb.riˈæktverbRelease (an emotion) by abreaction.
Usage examples:
They were unable fully to abreact their responses to the trauma
Abreast
əˈbrestadverbSide by side and facing the same way.
Usage examples:
The path was wide enough for two people to walk abreast
phraseTo make sure you know all the most recent facts about a subject or situation
Usage examples:
I try to keep abreast of any developments., doctors have to keep abreast of new treatment methods.,…
Abridge
əˈbrɪdʒverbShorten (a piece of writing) without losing the sense.
Usage examples:
The introduction is abridged from the author's afterword to the novel
Abridged
əˈbrɪdʒdadjective(of a piece of writing) having been shortened.
Usage examples:
An abridged text of the speech
verbShorten (a piece of writing) without losing the sense.
Usage examples:
The introduction is abridged from the author's afterword to the novel
Abridgement
əˈbrɪdʒ.məntnounThe action of abridging a text.
Usage examples:
It is true that herbert butterfield remarked that the trick of writing history lay in ‘the art of a…
Abridgements
əˈbrɪdʒ.məntnounThe action of abridging a text.
Usage examples:
It is true that herbert butterfield remarked that the trick of writing history lay in ‘the art of a…
Abridges
əˈbrɪdʒverbShorten (a piece of writing) without losing the sense.
Usage examples:
The introduction is abridged from the author's afterword to the novel
Abridging
əˈbrɪdʒverbShorten (a piece of writing) without losing the sense.
Usage examples:
The introduction is abridged from the author's afterword to the novel
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