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- A-bomb A-bomber Abomey abominable abominable snowman abominably abominate abominated abominating abomination abominator à bon chat, bon rat Abongo Abongos aboon aboospore Abor aboral aborally abord abordage aboriginal aboriginality aboriginally aborigine Abor-Miri aborning Abors abort aborted aborter abortifacient abortin abortion abortionist abortion pill abortive abortively abortiveness abortogenic abortuaries abortuary abos ABO system à bouche à bouche ouverte abought aboulomania abound abound in/with abounding aboundingly about about-face about good about ship about-turn about uncirculated above above/beyond reproach above/beyond suspicion above all above and beyond aboveboard aboveground abovementioned abovenamed above par aboveproof abovesaid abovestairs above-the-fold above the fray above the law above water ab ovo ab ovo usque ad mala abox abozzi abozzo abp abr abracadabra abradable abrade abraded abrader abrading Abraham Abraham-man Abraham-men Abraham's bosom abram Abramis Abram-man Abram-men Abrams Abrams tank Abranchia abranchial
- abranchialism Abranchiata abranchiate abranchious abrase abraser abrash abrasin oil abrasiometer abrasion abrasion platform abrasive abrasively abrasiveness à bras ouverts abraum abraxas abraxases abraxas stone abraxas stones abrazo a breach of the peace abreact abreaction a break in the weather abreast a breath of fresh air abreed a breed apart abreid abrenunciation abri Abri Audit abridge abridged abridgement abridger abridging abridgment a brief word Abrikosov abrim abrin abrine abris abristle abroach abroad a broad spectrum abrocome abrogate abrogated abrogating abrogation Abroma abronia abrood abrotanum abrotine abrupt abruption abruptly abruptness Abruzzi Abruzzi e Molise Abruzzi ware abs ABS Absaroka Absaroka Range Absarokas Absaroke Absarokee Absarokees Absarokes abscess abscessed abscesses abscessroot abscind abscise abscised abscisic acid abscisin abscising absciss abscissa abscissae abscissas abscissio infiniti abscission abscissiones infiniti abscission layer abscission zone absciss layer abscond abscondence absconder Absecon Inlet abseil
- absence absence of blade absent absentation absentee absentee ballot absenteeism absentee landlord absentee ownership absentee voter absente reo absently absentminded absentmindedly absentmindedness absent oneself absent over leave absent treatment absent voter absent without leave Abşeron Absheron absidiole absinth absinthe absinthe oil absinthe yellow absinthine absit invidia absit omen absolute absolute altimeter absolute altitude absolute blocking absolute brightness absolute ceiling absolute configuration absolute constant absolute convergence absolute ego absolute endorsement absolute error absolute fee simple absolute form absolute humidity absolute idealism absolute impediment absolutely absolutely convergent absolute magnitude absolute majority absolute maximum absolute minimum absolute music absoluteness absolute of enfleurage absolute personal equation absolute pitch absolute pressure absolute reality absolute scale absolute space absolute state absolute system absolute temperature absolute term absolute threshold absolute time absolute value absolute weight absolute zero absolution absolutisation absolutism absolutist absolutistic absolutive absolutization absolutize absolutized absolutizing absolve absolved absolver absolving absolvitor absolvitory absonant absorb absorbability absorbable absorbance absorbancy absorbant absorbate absorbative absorbed absorbedly absorbencies absorbency