verb, noun — 20 senses
/æb/
Etymology Abbreviations.
Abbreviation Abbreviation of abort.
/ˌeɪˈbiː/
Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of able seaman or able-bodied seaman.
Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of afterburner.
Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of aid to the blind.
Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Government, Military, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Politics, War Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of airbase.
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences Abbreviation Abbreviation of alkylbenzene.
Medicine, Sciences Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of antibody.
Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of artificial breeding.
Government, Law, Politics Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of assembly bill.
A blood type of the ABO system that has both blood antigens and may receive all blood types, and donate to AB.
A person with this blood type.
Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of adult baby.
Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of asymmetric bars.
Australia A halal snack pack consisting of doner meat topped with chips, tomato sauce, chilli sauce, barbecue sauce, and garlic sauce.
Etymology The first letter of each of the two syllables of antibody.
Immunology, Medicine, Sciences Symbol Symbol for antibody.
Etymology Abbreviation of abscess.
Slang An abscess caused by injecting an illegal drug, usually heroin.
Etymology From the spelling books and the fact that it was the first of the letter combinations.
US The early stages of; the beginning process; the start.
US /æb/
Etymology From the nineteenth-century Lepsius transcription, ȧb, of Egyptian jb (“heart, mind, intention”), ib:Z1.
Dated In Egyptian belief, the heart and will and conscience of a person, especially that of the recently deceased which proceeds to the afterlife and is weighed as evidence during his or her judgement.
Dated An Ancient Egyptian amulet in the shape of a heart (ib).
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