Index of English words, starting with "ab"

(1) - Abroach (adv.) Hence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir.
(2) - Abroach (adv.) Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped.
(3) - Abroach (v. t.) To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.

(1) - Abroad (adv.) Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.
(2) - Abroad (adv.) Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries; as, we have broils at home and enemies abroad.
(3) - Abroad (adv.) Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode; as, to walk abroad.
(4) - Abroad (adv.) At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad.

(1) - Abrogable (a.) Capable of being abrogated.

(1) - Abrogate (v. t.) To put an end to; to do away with.
(2) - Abrogate (v. t.) To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; -- applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.
(3) - Abrogate (a.) Abrogated; abolished.

(1) - Abrogation (n.) The act of abrogating; repeal by authority.