abatable | (adjective) capable of being abated | - |
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abate | (verb) become less in amount or intensity | Synonyms: die away, let up, slack, slack off |
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(verb) make less active or intense | Synonyms: slack, slake |
abatement | (noun) the act of abating | - |
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(noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something | Synonyms: hiatus, reprieve, respite, suspension |
abatic | (adjective) of or relating to abasia (inability to walk) | Synonyms: abasic |
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abatis | (noun) a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy | Synonyms: abattis |
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abator | (noun) a person who abates a nuisance | - |
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abattis | (noun) a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy | Synonyms: abatis |
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abattoir | (noun) a building where animals are butchered | Synonyms: butchery, shambles, slaughterhouse |
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adiabatic | (adjective) occurring without loss or gain of heat | - |
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adiabaticity | (noun) The condition of occurring without gain or loss of heat (and thus with no change in entropy, in the quasistatic approximation). | - |
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anabatic | (adjective) of an air current or wind; rising especially up a slope | - |
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catabatic | (adjective) of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night | Synonyms: katabatic |
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diabatic | (adjective) involving a transfer of heat | - |
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katabatic | (adjective) of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night | Synonyms: catabatic |
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megabat | (noun) large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit | Synonyms: fruit bat |
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rabato | (noun) a wired or starched collar of intricate lace; worn in 17th century | Synonyms: rebato |
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sabaton | (noun) armor plate that protects the foot; consists of mail with a solid toe and heel | Synonyms: solleret |
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unabated | (adjective) continuing at full strength or intensity | - |
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