Meanings

Ab (n.) The fifth month of the Jewish year according to the ecclesiastical reckoning, the eleventh by the civil computation,… read more Ab

Abacinate (v. t.) To blind by a red-hot metal plate held before the eyes.

Abacination (n.) The act of abacinating.

Abacist (n.) One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator.

Abaciscus (n.) One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an abaculus.

Aback (adv.) Toward the back or rear; backward.

Abactinal (a.) Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal; — opposed to actinal.

Abaction (n.) Stealing cattle on a large scale.

Abactor (n.) One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves.

Abaculus (n.) A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in… read more Abaculus

Abaculi (pl. ) of Abaculus

Aback (adv.) Backward against the mast; — said of the sails when pressed by the wind.

Aback (adv.) Behind; in the rear.

Aback (n.) An abacus.

Abacuses (pl. ) of Abacus

Abaci (pl. ) of Abacus

Abacus (n.) A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc.

Abaddon (n.) The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; — the same as Apollyon and Asmodeus.

Abada (n.) The rhinoceros.

Abacus (n.) A calculating table or frame; an instrument for performing arithmetical calculations by balls sliding on wires, or counters… read more Abacus