Abature :: Abature (n.) Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them.
Abbreviature :: Abbreviature (n.) An abbreviation; an abbreviated state or form.
Abbreviature :: Abbreviature (n.) An abridgment; a compendium or abstract.
Abjure :: Abjure (v. t.) To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; as, to abjure allegiance to a prince. To abjure the realm, is to swear to abandon it forever..
Abjure :: Abjure (v. t.) To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to abandon forever; to reject; repudiate; as, to abjure errors..
Acupressure :: Acupressure (n.) A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface..
Acupuncture :: Acupuncture (n.) Pricking with a needle; a needle prick.
Acupuncture :: Acupuncture (n.) The insertion of needles into the living tissues for remedial purposes.
Acupuncture :: Acupuncture (v. t.) To treat with acupuncture.
Adjure :: Adjure (v. t.) To charge, bind, or command, solemnly, as if under oath, or under the penalty of a curse; to appeal to in the most solemn or impressive manner; to entreat earnestly..
Admeasure :: Admeasure (v. t.) To determine the proper share of, or the proper apportionment; as, to admeasure dower; to admeasure common of pasture..
Admeasure :: Admeasure (v. t.) The measure of a thing; dimensions; size.
Admeasure :: Admeasure (v. t.) Formerly, the adjustment of proportion, or ascertainment of shares, as of dower or pasture held in common. This was by writ of admeasurement, directed to the sheriff..