Index of English words, starting with "ab"

(1) - Abut (v. i.) To project; to terminate or border; to be contiguous; to meet; -- with on, upon, or against; as, his land abuts on the road.

(1) - Abutilon (n.) A genus of malvaceous plants of many species, found in the torrid and temperate zones of both continents; -- called also Indian mallow.

(1) - Abutment (n.) In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil.
(2) - Abutment (n.) A fixed point or surface from which resistance or reaction is obtained, as the cylinder head of a steam engine, the fulcrum of a lever, etc.
(3) - Abutment (n.) The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch, vault, or strut.
(4) - Abutment (n.) That on or against which a body abuts or presses
(5) - Abutment (n.) State of abutting.

(1) - Abuttal (n.) The butting or boundary of land, particularly at the end; a headland.