4. Through, over.
About, ad. 1. Around, here and there.
2. Nearly, near, approximately, not far from.
3. Ready, in a state of readiness, on the point.
Above, prep. 1. Higher than.
2. Over, exceeding, more than, greater than.
3. Beyond, superior to.
4. Too high for, too proud for.
Above, ad. 1. Overhead, aloft, on high, in a high place.
2. Before, in a former part.
3. Of a higher rank or order.
Above all. Chiefly, in the first place, before all other considerations.
Above-board, ad. Openly, candidly, ingenuously, frankly, sincerely, fairly, in open sight, without artifice, without equivocation, without guile, without disguise.
Abrade, v. a. Scrape, wear away, wear off, rub off.
Abrasion, n. Friction, attrition, rubbing, disintegration, confrication, wearing away, wearing off, rubbing off.
Abreast, ad. 1. Alongside, side by side.
2. Against, off, on a line with, opposite to.
Abridge, v. a. 1. Shorten (by compression), epitomize, condense, compress, make an abstract of.
2. Diminish, reduce, contract, curtail, lessen, abbreviate, retrench, cut down.
3. Deprive, dispossess, divest.
Abridger, n. Epitomizer, writer of an epitome.
Abridgment, n. 1. Shortening (by compression), contraction, diminution, reduction, abbreviation, curtailment, retrenchment.
2. Compendium, compend, epitome, summary, abstract, digest, synopsis, syllabus, breviary, brief, conspectus, outline, sum and substance.
3. Deprivation, dispossession.
Abroach, ad. 1. Broached, tapped, on tap.
2. A-going.
Abroad, ad. 1. Widely, at large.
2. Forth, out of the house, out of doors, in the open air.
3. Extensively, before the public.
4. Without (as opposed to within).
Abrogate, v. a. Annul, disannul, repeal, revoke, rescind, cancel, abolish, nullify, quash, vacate, invalidate, overrule, set aside, do away, make void.
Abrogation, n. Repeal, rescission, rescinding, abolition, annulment, annulling, revocation.
Abrupt, a. 1. Broken, cragged, craggy, rough, rugged.
2. Steep, precipitous.
3. Sudden, unexpected, unanticipated, precipitate, hasty, unseasonable, ill-timed, unlooked for.
4. Short, blunt, unceremonious, curt.
5. Inelegant (as style), stiff, cramped, harsh, disconnected, unconnected.
Abscess, n. Sore, ulcer, fester, imposthume, pustule, gathering, boil.
Abscond, v. n. 1. Withdraw, flee, fly, decamp, escape, elope, retreat, bolt, make off, steal away, slink away, slip away, run away, run off, sneak off, pack off, effect one's escape.