English to English Dictionary

Abnormal Tissue

Tissue that exhibits unusual or atypical characteristics, often associated with disease or disorder.

Abolition

The action of officially ending or stopping a law, system, practice, or institution.

Abomination

A thing that causes disgust or hatred.

Aborigine

An Indigenous inhabitant of Australia, belonging to the world's oldest continuous living culture.

Above-named

Having been mentioned or specified earlier in the same text or document.

Aboveboard

Legitimate, honest, and open without any dishonesty, trickery, or hidden agendas.

Abrahamic

Relating to or denoting any of the world religions—principally Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—that claim descent from the biblical patriarch Abraham.

Abrasion

An area damaged by scraping or wearing away of the skin or another surface.

Abreast

Side by side and facing the same way.

Abridgment

A shortened form of a book, play, or other piece of writing.

Abscess

A swollen area within body tissue, containing an accumulation of pus.

Abscission

The act of cutting off or removing, especially in a botanical context.