v. i. - To miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely.
v. i. - To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile.
n. - An untimely birth.
n. - An aborted offspring.
v. - Producing miscarriage.
n. - A drug or an agent that causes premature delivery.
n. - The act of giving premature birth; particularly, the expulsion of the human fetus prematurely, or before it is capable of sustaining life; miscarriage.
n. - The immature product of an untimely birth.
n. - Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
n. - Any fruit or produce that does not come to maturity, or anything which in its progress, before it is matured or perfect; a complete failure; as, his attempt proved an abortion.
n. - One who procures abortion or miscarriage.
v. - Produced by abortion; born prematurely; as, an abortive child.
v. - Made from the skin of a still-born animal; as, abortive vellum.
v. - Rendering fruitless or ineffectual.
v. - Coming to naught; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful; as, an abortive attempt.
v. - Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile; as, an abortive organ, stamen, ovule, etc.
v. - Causing abortion; as, abortive medicines.
v. - Cutting short; as, abortive treatment of typhoid fever.
n. - That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
n. - A fruitless effort or issue.
n. - A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion.
v. i. - To be in great plenty; to be very prevalent; to be plentiful.
v. i. - To be copiously supplied; -- followed by in or with.
prep. - In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; -- opposed to below or beneath.
prep. - Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than; as, things above comprehension; above mean actions; conduct above reproach.
prep. - Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See Above, adv., 4.)
adv. - In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the clouds above.
adv. - Earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a foregoing page.
adv. - Higher in rank or power; as, he appealed to the court above.
adv. - More than; as, above five hundred were present.
adv. - Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception.
n. - A mystical word or collocation of letters written as in the figure. Worn on an amulet it was supposed to ward off fever. At present the word is used chiefly in jest to denote something without meaning; jargon.
n. - A material used for grinding, as emery, sand, powdered glass, etc.