Abatement :: Abatement (n.) The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an end to; as, the abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof..

Abatement :: Abatement (n.) The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed.

Abatement :: Abatement (n.) A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon.

Abatement :: Abatement (n.) The entry of a stranger, without right, into a freehold after the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee..

Ablastemic :: Ablastemic (a.) Non-germinal.

Abstemious :: Abstemious (a.) Abstaining from wine.

Abstemious :: Abstemious (a.) Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.

Abstemious :: Abstemious (a.) Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet..

Abstemious :: Abstemious (a.) Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life..

Abstemious :: Abstemious (a.) Promotive of abstemiousness.

Abstemiousness :: Abstemiousness (n.) The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing in the use of food and strong drinks. It expresses a greater degree of abstinence than temperance..

Acclimatement :: Acclimatement (n.) Acclimation.

Anisostemonous :: Anisostemonous (a.) Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number from the petals.

Antemeridian :: Antemeridian (a.) Being before noon; in or pertaining to the forenoon. (Abbrev. a. m..

Antemetic :: Antemetic (a.) Tending to check vomiting.

Antemetic :: Antemetic (n.) A remedy to check or allay vomiting.

Antemosaic :: Antemosaic (a.) Being before the time of Moses.

Antemundane :: Antemundane (a.) Being or occurring before the creation of the world.

Antemural :: Antemural (n.) An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front of the gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance..

Antetemple :: Antetemple (n.) The portico, or narthex in an ancient temple or church..

Apostemate :: Apostemate (v. i.) To form an abscess; to swell and fill with pus.

Apostemation :: Apostemation (n.) The formation of an aposteme; the process of suppuration.

Apostematous :: Apostematous (a.) Pertaining to, or partaking of the nature of, an aposteme..

Aposteme :: Aposteme (n.) An abscess; a swelling filled with purulent matter.

Artemia :: Artemia (n.) A genus of phyllopod Crustacea found in salt lakes and brines; the brine shrimp. See Brine shrimp.

Artemisia :: Artemisia (n.) A genus of plants including the plants called mugwort, southernwood, and wormwood. Of these A. absinthium, or common wormwood, is well known, and A. tridentata is the sage brush of the Rocky Mountain region..

Attemper :: Attemper (v. t.) To reduce, modify, or moderate, by mixture; to temper; to regulate, as temperature..

Attemper :: Attemper (v. t.) To soften, mollify, or moderate; to soothe; to temper; as, to attemper rigid justice with clemency..

Attemper :: Attemper (v. t.) To mix in just proportion; to regulate; as, a mind well attempered with kindness and justice..

Attemper :: Attemper (v. t.) To accommodate; to make suitable; to adapt.

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