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ABSINTH'IATED, a. Impregnated with wormwood.
ABSINTH'IAN, a. [from absinthium.] Of the nature of wormwood.
ABSENT'MENT, n. A state of being absent.
ABSENT'ER, n. One who absents himself.
ABSENTEE', n. One who withdraws from his country, office or estate; one who remo...
AB'SENT, a. 1. Not present; not in company; at such a distance as to prevent com...
AB'SENCE, n. [L. absens, from absum, abesse, to be away; ab and sum.] 1. A state...
ABSCOND'ING, ppr. Withdrawing privately from public view; as, an absconding debt...
ABSCOND'ER, n. One who withdraws from public notice, or conceals himself from pu...
ABSCOND', v.i. [L. abscondo, to hide, of abs and condo, to hide, i.e. to withdra...
ABSCIS'SION, n. [See Absciss .] 1. A cutting off, or a begin cut off. In surgery...
AB'SCISS, n. [L. abscissus, from ab and scindere, to cut; See Scissors .] In con...
ABSCIND', vt. [L. abscindo.] To cut off. [Little used.]
AB'SCESS, n. [L. abscessus, from ab and cedo, to go from.] An imposthume. A coll...
ABRUPT'NESS, n. 1. A state of being broken; craggedness; steepness. 2. Figurativ...
ABRUPT'LY, adv. suddenly; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; as,...