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Abalone
- noun - any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior
Abandon
- noun - a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger"
- forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
- give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"
- leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"
- leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
- stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"
- the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"
Abandum
- - Anything forfeited or confiscated.
Abashed
- verb - cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
- feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious; "felt abashed at the extravagant praise"; "chagrined at the poor sales of his book"; "was embarrassed by her child's tantrums"
Abashes
- verb - cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
Abasing
- verb - belittles
- cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
- undermine
Abassis
- - A silver coin of Persia, worth about twenty cents.
Abating
- verb - become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
- make less active or intense
Abators
- noun - a person who abates a nuisance
Abattis
- noun - a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy