Index of English words, starting with "ab"

(1) - Abscondence (n.) Fugitive concealment; secret retirement; hiding.

(1) - Absconder (n.) One who absconds.

(1) - Absence (n.) Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as, absence of mind.
(2) - Absence (n.) Want; destitution; withdrawal.
(3) - Absence (n.) A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence.

(1) - Absent (v. t.) To withhold from being present.
(2) - Absent (v. t.) To take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to prevent intercourse; -- used with the reflexive pronoun.
(3) - Absent (a.) Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied; as, an absent air.
(4) - Absent (a.) Not existing; lacking; as, the part was rudimental or absent.
(5) - Absent (a.) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present.

(1) - Absent-minded (a.) Absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied.