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Abscess
- noun - symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
Abseils
- noun - (mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body
- lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside; "The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous"; "You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing"
Absents
- verb - go away or leave; "He absented himself"
Absorbs
- verb - assimilate or take in; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"
- become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"
- cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
- consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
- devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"
- Soak up, incorporate.
- suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"
- take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
- take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
- take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"
Absurds
- noun - a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus
Adsorbs
- verb - accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surface
Anseres
- noun - used in some especially older classifications; coextensive with the family Anatidae
Answers
- noun - a nonverbal reaction; "his answer to any problem was to get drunk"; "their answer was to sue me"
- a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics"
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"
- be liable or accountable; "She must answer for her actions"
- be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of; "This may answer her needs"
- be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve"
- give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in