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Abuses
- 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"
Abvolt
- noun - a unit of potential equal to one-hundred-millionth of a volt
Abwatt
- noun - a power unit equal to the power dissipated when 1 abampere flows across a potential difference of 1 abvolt (one ten-thousandth of a milliwatt)
Abydos
- noun - an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles; scene of the legend of Hero and Leander
Abying
- verb - make amends for; "expiate one's sins"
Abysms
- noun - a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
Acacia
- noun - any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
- Australia's national floral emblem is the golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha Benth). When in flower, the golden wattle displays the national colours, green and gold.
Acadia
- noun - the French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces
Acajou
- - The cashew tree; also, its fruit. See Cashew. (b) The mahogany tree; also, its timber.
ACAMAS
- unknown - Son of Theseus; one of the Greek warriors hidden in the Trojan Horse