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A-Line
- noun - women's clothing that has a fitted top and a flared skirt that is widest at the hemline; "it is called the A-line because the effect resembles the capital letter A"
Aahing
- verb - express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'; "They oohed and aahed when they unwrapped the presents"
Abient
- adjective - characterized by avoidance or withdrawal
Abound
- verb - be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities
- be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers"
Absent
- adjective - go away or leave; "He absented himself"
- lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"
- nonexistent; "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking"
- not being in a specified place
Abying
- verb - make amends for; "expiate one's sins"
Accend
- - To set on fire; to kindle.
Accent
- noun - a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
- distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern"
- put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
- special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents"
- the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
- the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"
- to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to
Achene
- noun - small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall