plural of abacus

(nautical) to bring the wind onto the forward side of the sails to slow the ship

Abbreviation of abbreviation.

The abduction of a person by extraterrestrials.

A large Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral, next to the Houses of Parliament in London; the traditional place of coronation and burial of English monarchs.

A diminutive of the female given name Abigail, from Hebrew. / A diminutive of the male given name Albert, from the Germanic languages. / A British surname. / (London) Westminster Abbey.

(rare, obsolete, euphemistic) A bawd, the mistress of a brothel.

(biblical) The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain. / A male given name from Hebrew. / A surname originating as a patronymic.

(idiomatic, transitive) To surprise or shock; to discomfit. / (nautical, usually passive) Of a ship: to catch it with the sails aback suddenly.

(obsolete, historical, derogatory) An able-bodied idler who grew sleek and fat from the charity of religious houses; a lazy monk.