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Abuse
- noun - a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"
- change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"
- cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse"
- improper or excessive use; "alcohol abuse"; "the abuse of public funds"
- treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
- use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"
- use wrongly or improperly or excessively; "Her husband often abuses alcohol"; "while she was pregnant, she abused drugs"
Acute
- adjective - a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
- ending in a sharp point
- extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"
- having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"
- of an angle; less than 90 degrees
- of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"
Alure
- - A walk or passage; -- applied to passages of various kinds.
Amuse
- verb - Entertain (with)
- make (somebody) laugh; "The clown amused the children"
- occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"
Aquae
- noun - a shade of blue tinged with green
- involving water
Azure
- adjective - a light shade of blue
- color azure; "Morning azured the village"
- of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; "October's bright blue weather"
Baume
- - Designating or conforming to either of the scales used by the French chemist Antoine Baum in the graduation of his hydrometers; of or relating to Baum scales or hydrometers. There are two Baum
Boule
- noun - an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork
- french sport / type of english bowls known as ;fr; petanque.