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Abaca
- noun - a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines
- Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc
Abaci
- noun - a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves
- a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave
Aback
- adverb - by surprise; "taken aback by the caustic remarks"
- having the wind against the forward side of the sails; "the ship came up into the wind with all yards aback"
Abaft
- adverb - at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"
Abamp
- noun - a unit of current equal to 10 amperes
Abase
- verb - belittles
- cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
- undermine
Abash
- verb - cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
Abate
- verb - become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
- make less active or intense