Phrase Hound found 6 phrases and 98 compound words that contain abs. The most common are listed below. Open abs in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 6
- ABS brakeAntilock brake.
- ABS-CBNInitialism of Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network.
- ABS brakesplural of ABS brake: Antilock brake.
- washboard abssix-pack (highly developed set of abdominal muscles)
- abs offthird-person singular simple present indicative of ab off: To abseil down a mountain.
- abs. feb.Abbreviation of absente febre; in the absence of fever.
Compound words 98
- abstractAn abridgement or summary of a longer publication.
- absentBeing away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; (sometimes) missing.
- absurdContrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly.
- absintheThe herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
- abscessA cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.
- abstractsplural of abstract: An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.
- abstainKeep or withhold oneself.
- absorbsthird-person singular simple present indicative of absorb: To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
- abseilTo descend a steep or vertical drop using a rope with a mechanical friction device or (classic abseil) by wrapping the rope around the body.
- abscondTo flee, often secretly; to steal away.